Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

This book explores consumer fraud and identity theft as well as telemarketing fraud which is both the oldest, and in some respects, the most persis...

Controversy has arisen regarding U.S. treatment of enemy combatants and terrorist suspects detained in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations, and ...

The 34 chapters in this book are largely composed of interviews--with the men on death row, with individuals fighting the death penalty, and wit...

This book presents and discusses information in the study of organised crime, gangs and trafficking on a global scale. Topics discussed include org...

In this book, Zoe Colley follows civil rights activists inside the southern jails and prisons to explore their treatment and the differ¬ent respons...

From bikie gangs to skinheads, the Mongrel Mob to Black Power, gangs have had a massive impact on our society. Based on intensive research within g...

The meaning of the admonitionfour words most often forgotten, ignored or intentionally violated--seems so simple: 'Thou shall not kill.'  Here nine...

When family members or loved ones are arrested, things get crazy fast. Inmates want bail bonds and private attorneys, food from the commissary, hea...

Organized crime is spreading like a global virus as mobs take advantage of open borders to establish local franchises at will. That at least is the...

This book presents and discusses information in the study of criminal justice and law enforcement. Topics discussed include capital punishment; juv...

Since the world''''s first juvenile court was founded in Chicago, our legal system has recognised a separate mandate to rehabilitate youth with an ...

The ultimate page-turner. Imagine a crash course in South African history presented as a page turning, Shawshank Redemption-like, jail house-rock p...

Administering justice to juvenile offenders has largely been the domain of the states, and as a result of this the laws that pertain to juvenile of...

2016 Outstanding Publication Award (The International Association for the Study of Organized Crime) Organized Crime: Analyzing Illegal Activitie...

Suicide-proofing a room can prevent suicidal behaviour in incarcerated prisoners and in psychiatric patients. The question addressed is this book i...

Meet the DeMeo gang - the most deadly killers the Mafia has ever known. They were a small-time Brooklyn corner crew who, headed by the notorious Ro...

The path of Grand Prix racing in America wound through raceways at Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Long Beach, and finally Caesars Palace in L...

''Action-packed, gripping, and wildly entertaining . . . Amen Alonge is a powerful new voice in thriller writing and a talent to watch'' ADAM HAMDY...

She ran from the truth. She will do whatever it takes to hide it.Jessica returns home one day to find her husband, Patrick, dead. Its unclear what ...

Deepfake technology can create video evidence of just about anything: Hollywood superstar Margot Robbie in an orgy.Chinese president Xi Jinping dec...

''Well into MARTINA COLE territory'' Independent''A cracking good read'' JESSIE KEANEON THE STREETS OF LONDON, DANGER LURKS EVERYWHERE . . . Liv A...

'This book is an extremely important part of women's social history. Read it!' - Maxine PeakeRobin Hood, Dick Turpin, Ronnie Biggs, the Krays All ...

CLASH OF THE CLANS is a story that traces the emergence of the Irish mafia from the streets of Dublin to the highest echelons of global organised c...

Since their spectacular rise in the 1990s, Russian gangs have remained entrenched in many parts of the country. Some gang members have perished in ...

Doris Payne is an unapologetic badass. - Tessa Thompson, Actress This is the sensational and compelling memoir of the world's most notorious jewel...

Understanding Criminal Networks is a short methodological primer for those interested in studying illicit, deviant, covert, or criminal networks us...

Understanding Criminal Networks is a short methodological primer for those interested in studying illicit, deviant, covert, or criminal networks us...

You can see us, but you don''t know us.Ultras are football fans like no others. Fiercely loyal, organised, political and violent, they are a hugely...

Transnational organized crime crosses borders, challenges States, exploits individuals, pursues profit, wrecks economies, destroys civil society, a...