The Extent and Nature of Stalking
The Extent and Nature of Stalking

Author: Tracey Budd

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781840825350

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The report provides the first reliable, national level data on how frequently stalking occurs. It also identifies those most at risk what types of behaviour victims are subjected to.

Burglary
Burglary

Author: Rob Mawby

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-01-11

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1135987475

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Burglary has all the credentials as the 'folk crime of the new millennium', and is regularly identified as one of the crimes most feared by the public. Victims are particularly affected by burglary, and burglary is generally at the centre of crime prevention and community safety strategies. This book provides an accessible, systematic account of burglary, focusing on the problem of crime in the first main part of the book, and on policy responses in the second. This book identifies the particularcharacteristics of burglary as a crime, drawing upon an extensive range of research in both the UK and elsewhere. It will be of interest to both students of criminology and criminal justice and practitioners in policing and crime prevention, and it looksat burglary in both national and international contexts. Professor Mawby is particularly well qualified to write on this subject, being involved in policy initiatives at local, national and international levels, as well as being editor of a leading crime prevention journal. accessible and authoritative account of one of the most important crimes and policy responses to itauthor ideally qualified in view of experience of local, national and international crime prevention initiatives.

Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology

Author: Joanna R. Adler

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03-07

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1135992797

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This book brings together contributions from both academics and practitioners to demonstrate the scope of the discipline and the techniques employed in key areas of research, policy and practice. It reaches beyond the introductory texts on the subject to challenge perceptions, raise questions for research, pose problems for practice, and inspire and stimulate by demonstrating the ways in which forensic psychology can aid the practice of criminal justice.

Imagining The Victim Of Crime
Imagining The Victim Of Crime

Author: Walklate, Sandra

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2006-10-01

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0335217273

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"Concern for the victims of crime first emerged with the formation of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board in 1964. This has continued with the increase in crime rates since the 1970s and 1980s and in the aftermath of a number of high profile trials. In this book Sandra Walklate offers an introduction to the key theoretical, methodological and substantive issues in victimology and criminal victimization. She situates the contemporary preoccupation with criminal victimization within the broader social and cultural changes of the last twenty-five years. Written in the context of post-September 11, and alongside the events in Madrid of 2004 and London in July 2005, it questions who can be considered a victim of crime and what the response to such victimization might look like." -- BOOK JACKET.

Prison Architecture
Prison Architecture

Author: Leslie Fairweather

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-05-13

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1135142572

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Current and future prison designs are examined in this book, within the government's prison building programme, and the confines of current penal philosophies and legislation. America has led the way in prison design, with two main types of architecture predominating: radial layouts (outside cells with windows) and linear blocks (inside cells with grilles). Now, 'new' generation prisons (central association surrounded by small groups of cells) look set to become the fashion. But are they a better answer, and should they be copied worldwide before we know? Architects and administrators show in this book the designs of these 'new generation' prisons and assess their impact. Most countries in central Europe also have a rising crime rate and a demand for new prisons. Contributions from significant architects from the UK, Europe and America comment on these issues. Other topics within the book are: setting current prison architecture and design against an historical setting; looking at penal ideas and prison architecture and design in the post-war period; the psychological effects of the prison environment; the influence of technology and design on security management; and how prison architecture and design can be more flexible and innovative.

Criminology
Criminology

Author: Eamonn Carrabine

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-03-21

Total Pages: 617

ISBN-13: 1136179569

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Building on the success of the second edition, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers a comprehensive overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to pressing contemporary issues such as the globalization of crime, crimes against the environment and state crime. Authored by an internationally renowned and experienced group of authors in the Sociology department at Essex University, this is a truly international criminology text that delves into areas that other texts may only reference. This new edition will have increased coverage of psychosocial theory, as well as more consideration of the social, political and economic contexts of crime in the post-financial-crisis world. Focusing on emerging areas in global criminology, such as green crime, state crime and cyber crime, this book is essential reading for criminology students looking to expand their understanding of crime and the world in which they live.

Understanding Violent Crime
Understanding Violent Crime

Author: Stephen Jones

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

Published: 2000-12-16

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0335231950

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* How widespread is violence? * Why do people engage in various forms of violence? * What can be done to reduce the level of violence? Understanding Violent Crime provides a concise yet thorough and extensive account of the main explanations of violent behaviour. It draws upon sociological and psychological perspectives on violence as part of a coherent approach to the study of a phenomenon that raises wide public concern. There is also a focus on the ways in which violence is considered by the criminal justice system. Definitions of the main violent offences, including violent sexual offences, are discussed and some indication of the levels of sentencing in particular cases is provided. The final chapter then considers ways in which offenders are able to confront their violent behaviour within the criminal justice system. Frequent references to the definitions and treatment of violence in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA give the book a distinctive comparative perspective. The result is a wide-ranging and essential undergraduate text and a key reference for researchers in the field.