Race, crime and resistance draws on contemporary theory and a range of case studies to consider racial inequalities within the criminal justice system and related organisations.
Disordered Personalities and Crime seeks to better understand how we respond to those individuals who have been labelled at various points in time as 'morally insane', 'psychopathic' or 'personality disordered'. Individuals whose behaviour is consistent with these diagnoses pres…
"How do criminals communicate with each other? Unlike the rest of us, people planning crimes can't freely advertise their goods and services, nor can they rely on formal institutions to settle disputes and certify quality. They face uniquely intense dilemmas as they grapple with…
How do criminals communicate with each other? Unlike the rest of us, people planning crimes can't freely advertise their goods and services, nor can they rely on formal institutions to settle disputes and certify quality. They face uniquely intense dilemmas as they grapple with …
"Robyn L. Young and Neil Brewer's unique book focusses on the contribution that psychological theory and empirical research can make to our understanding of the involvement of adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the criminal justice system. Beginning with a number of c…
"This book draws on the latest literature to highlight a fundamental challenge in offender rehabilitation; it questions the ability of contemporary approaches to address this challenge, and proposes an alternative strategy of criminal justice that integrates control, opportunity…
The Gender of Crime introduces students to how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime. Moving beyond criminological theories and research that have often neglected gender, this dynamic and provocative book shows that gender is central to the definition, prosecu…
This book introduces the concept of how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime. Moving beyond criminological theories and research that have often neglected gender, this book shows that gender is central to the definition, prosecution, and sentencing of crimes,…
This book examines the underlying the processes underlying persistent criminal careers. The book investigates criminal recidivism, and why, and for how long an individual continues to commit crimes, whist also reviewing knowledge about risk assessment and the role of psychopathy…
