Social Services & Welfare, Criminology

What is crime? What constitutes violence? What is it permissible to talk about or describe in cultural depictions of crime and violence? What is th...

Kent Kerley explores the issue of religion in prison, offering a rich portrait of religious practices and their impacts. Kerley shows how offender...

This is the first book to trace scholarly influence in criminology and criminal justice over a twenty-year time period. It is based primarily on th...

A corporation is criminally liable for the federal crimes its employees or agents commit in its interest. Corporate officers, employees, and agents...

Despite the 1989 global ivory trade ban, poaching and ivory smuggling have not abated. More than half of Tanzania's elephants have been killed for ...

Espionage by Americans is the worst outcome of insider trust betrayal. The Defense Personnel Security Research Center (PERSEREC) monitors and analy...

Collaborations between the law enforcement and mental health communities have become vital as law enforcement officers are often first-line respond...

Adults may go missing due to choice, an abduction, foul play, a mental or physical disability, or a natural catastrophe, among other reasons. Altho...

Leadership and culture are important elements in policing. Police leaders often work within a police culture steeped with traditions. The purpose o...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the management, legal issues and security aspects relating to privacy. Topics di...

Homicide refers to the act of killing another human being. There are many types of homicide, including criminal homicide, when a person purposely, ...

The fragmented Abu Sayyaf may be many things, but insurgents fighting for liberation they are not. The various groups, with many leaders, have desc...

Over the years, the world has witnessed fires in enclosed environments. These fires have caused direct and indirect losses. These events are more c...

The development of new technologies that have emerged since the mid-1990s has led to Internet-based applications known as social media that enabl...