Street Crime/Gun Crime

Even before the recent Newtown, CT massacre, gun violence and gun control has preoccupied public officals and legislators at all levels of governme...

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED OPRAH DAILY PICK FOR 2023'Ill-fated love and toxic family power struggles provide emotional drive for this big dynastic saga' JA...

Depending on their dynamics, neighbourhoods may serve to contain or exacerbate youth violence. This book uses fascinating ethnographic and intervie...

Utilising individual interviews and focus group discussions, primarily from two Chinese cities, The Chinese Mafia: Organized Crime, Corruption, and...

From gang- and drug-related shootings to mass shootings in schools, shopping centers, and movie theatres, reports of gun crimes fill the headlines ...

The sprawling saga of legendary Australian cop, Bumper Farrell, the most feared and revered policeman in Australia's history.Frank 'Bumper' Farrell...

Gun Crime brings together a collection of texts drawn from a diverse range of disciplines which have contributed towards understanding the impact o...

England, 1716. The only certainty in a thief’s life… is death.Christopher Templeton is a lawyer whose conscience troubles him. He knows many of the...

Barriers to Rebuilding the African American Community explores the major threats and roots affecting both America’s most racially polarized periods...

  What is it like to grow up Black or Black dual heritage in Britain? Stuart Lawrence, brother of Stephen Lawrence, talks...

The sensational story of a girl's tragic death and the whirlwind of racial prejudices that came in its wake.On Boxing Day 2005, fifteen-year-old Ja...

Today's gangsters are streets apart from the old-style gang lords of the Fifties and Sixties. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilis...

Welcome to HMP Ashcroft. An institution run by a corrupt governor whose determination to impose his will at any cost will have far-reaching consequ...

Miami, December 31, 1979. Lock your doors. Watch your backs. Raise your glasses. Miami is about to blow, in a fiery explosion of cocaine, blood, bu...

'I came away from this book enraged, enlightened and with a sense of urgency to do something' Annie Mac'Lays down a transformative path to peace' D...

England, 1716. The only certainty in a thief’s life… is death.Christopher Templeton is a lawyer whose conscience troubles him. He knows many of the...

An intimate portrait of LA gang members turning to drugs, nostalgia, and religion as they age and fight to stay relevant in a new era.   Once celeb...

Gun Violence In American Society: Crime, Justice, and Public Policy provides an in-depth, multidisciplinary investigation into one of society’s maj...

A powerful, page-turning psychological thriller from bestselling author writer Keri Beevis that you won't want to put down..One Night. One Secret. ...

A powerful, page-turning psychological thriller from bestselling author writer Keri Beevis that you won't want to put down..One Night. One Secret. ...

Robbery can be planned or spontaneous and is a typically short, chaotic crime that is comparatively under-researched. This book transports the read...

Hatred is often considered the opposite of love, but in many ways is much more complicated. It also may be considered one of the dominant emotions ...

Drawing upon unique empirical data based on interviews with high-profile ex-offenders and experts, this book sheds new light on drug markets and ga...

"It'd be easy for me to go back to my old life, but I know where that old life leads you. You're either behind prison bars or six feet underground....

'Characters were so real I'm still looking over my shoulder!' Bestselling author Owen MullenFrom rags...Single mother Francesca is struggling to ge...

Even before the recent Newtown, CT massacre, gun violence and gun control has preoccupied public officals and legislators at all levels of governme...