Category Archives: Crime & Criminals

Social, Ecological, and Environmental Theories of Crime (Library of Essays in Theoretical Criminology)

One of the oldest and most extensive forms of criminology falls within what is referred to, among other names, as social ecology. Beginning with the work of Guerry and Quetelet, this theory became the dominate paradigm in explaining crime with … Continue reading

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The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Deborah Blum follows New York City’s first forensic scientists to discover a fascinating Jazz Age story of chemistry and detection, poison and murder. Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is … Continue reading

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American Criminal Justice Policy: An Evaluation Approach to Increasing Accountability and Effectiveness

American Criminal Justice Policy examines many of the most prominent criminal justice policies on the American landscape and finds that they fall well short of achieving the accountability and effectiveness that policymakers have advocated and that the public expects. The … Continue reading

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Familicidal Hearts: The Emotional Styles of 211 Killers (Interpersonal Violence)

Oscar, physically and sexually abusive, stabbed his partner and two stepdaughters to death, buried the bodies, and fled the state with his two younger children. Paul, a respected investment banker, donned a Halloween mask and shot his wife and two … Continue reading

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Handbook of Quantitative Criminology

The “Handbook of Quantitative Criminology” is designed to be the authoritative volume on methodological and statistical issues in the criminology/criminal justice field. Like handbooks available in other disciplines (economics, psychology, sociology), this book will be the go-to book for new … Continue reading

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American Criminal Justice Policy: An Evaluation Approach to Increasing Accountability and Effectiveness

American Criminal Justice Policy examines many of the most prominent criminal justice policies on the American landscape and finds that they fall well short of achieving the accountability and effectiveness that policymakers have advocated and that the public expects. The … Continue reading

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Data Analysis in Forensic Science: A Bayesian Decision Perspective (Statistics in Practice)

This is the first text to examine the use of statistical methods in forensic science and bayesian statistics in combination. The book is split into two parts: Part One concentrates on the philosophies of statistical inference. Chapter One examines the … Continue reading

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White Collar Crime: An Opportunity Perspective (Criminology and Justice Studies)

As an instructor teaching white collar crime, are you frustrated by texts which leave your students feeling outraged but helpless about the subject? Assigning this new text by Mike Benson and Sally Simpson can successfully address that problem, because it … Continue reading

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Essential Forensic Biology

This book is an introduction to the application of biology in legal investigations. Fully revised and updated throughout, the second edition of this highly successful textbook offers an accessible overview to the essentials of the subject providing a balanced coverage … Continue reading

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Crime Scene Investigation (Criminal Investigations)

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