Crime & criminology books

Why have so many radical thinkers advocated for the abolition of prisons and punishment and why have their ideas...  Read More >>

Abolitionist thought visualizes a world without prisons - or a radical reduction or transformation of prisons and...  Read More >>

This book tells the story of renowned fire investigator John J. Lentini’s 50 years as a forensic scientist. In recounting...  Read More >>

This book presents the first history of the death penalty under British colonial rule in the late twentieth century....  Read More >>

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This important collection brings together cutting-edge international research on the role of language and communication...  Read More >>

This book presents the first history of the death penalty under British colonial rule in the late twentieth century....  Read More >>

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An intellectually daring and deeply intimate exploration of how genetics complicate our ideas about blame, punishment...  Read More >>

Policing the beats exposes the long history of policing Black music from the era of colonial slavery to the present...  Read More >>

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Policing the beats exposes the long history of policing Black music from the era of colonial slavery to the present...  Read More >>

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This superbly edited volume provides scholars and general readers with an in depth view of the evolution, nature,...  Read More >>

This superbly edited volume provides scholars and general readers with an in depth view of the evolution, nature,...  Read More >>

A radical challenge to the ways anti-rape advocates work with the survivors of sexual assault What is ""victim...  Read More >>

Peter Rachman dominated housing in post-war London - he owned vast swathes in the west of the city, accumulating...  Read More >>

Absorbing true crime account of years at the frontline of crime scene reconstruction - from cold-blooded killings...  Read More >>

This book captures the experience of transitioning from prison to the community, the tensions between risk management,...  Read More >>

Focusing on youth confessions and self-incrimination, the volume bridges developmental science with legal practices....  Read More >>

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In this incredible-but-true crime memoir from ""The First Lady of BMF"" (Black Mafia Family), Tonesa Welch reveals...  Read More >>

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