Street & gun crime books

428 books were found.

Protecting children affected by armed violence in the community

Protecting children affected by armed violence in the...

Author: United Nations: Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children ,  United Nations Publications
ISBN: 9789211013450
Format: Paperback
$31.68

Addresses the complex phenomena of armed violence (not armed conflict which is different) and presents strategies...  Read More >>

Another Day in the Death of America

Another Day in the Death of America

Author: Gary Younge ,  Gary Younge
ISBN: 9781783351015
Format: Hardback
$39.99

From the much-admired correspondent comes a powerful, moving and important book on the effect of gun crime on children...  Read More >>

Shots on the Bridge: Police Violence and Cover-Up in the Wake of Katrina

Shots on the Bridge: Police Violence and Cover-Up in...

Author: Ronnie Greene
ISBN: 9780807006559
Format: Paperback
$39.99

A gripping tale of police brutality, investigating the cover-up of a deadly NOLA cops' shooting of six unarmed civilians,...  Read More >>

Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Role in Efforts to Stem the Flow Across Mexico's Borders

Firearms Trafficking: U.S. Role in Efforts to Stem the...

Author: Isaac E Adams
ISBN: 9781634857222
Format: Paperback
$219.12

Violent crimes committed by drug trafficking organizations in Mexico often involve firearms, and a 2009 Government...  Read More >>

Behind the Walls: Inmates and Correctional Officers on the State of Canadian Prisons

Behind the Walls: Inmates and Correctional Officers...

Author: Michael Weinrath
ISBN: 9780774833547
Format: Hardback
$230.29

Based on candid conversations with inmates and correctional officers in federal and provincial prisons, Behind the...  Read More >>

War Dogs: The True Story of How Three Stoners from Miami Beach Became the Most Unlikely Gunrunners in History

War Dogs: The True Story of How Three Stoners from Miami...

Author: Guy Lawson
ISBN: 9780241975657
Format: Paperback
$24.99

In January of 2007, three young stoners from Miami Beach won a $300 million Department of Defense contract to supply...  Read More >>

"""Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People""": And Other Myths About Guns and Gun Control

"""Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People""": And...

Author: Dennis A. Henigan
ISBN: 9780807088845
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Originally published in 2009 as: Lethal logic: exploding the myths that paralyze American gun policy.  Read More >>

The Outlaw and the Hitman

The Outlaw and the Hitman

Author: Caesar Campbell
ISBN: 9781743533161
Format: Paperback
$34.99

Caesar Campbell, legendary sergeant-at-arms and enforcer for the Comancheros and Bandidos bikie gangs, returns with...  Read More >>

Gang Transitions and Transformations in an International Context

Gang Transitions and Transformations in an International...

Author: Cheryl L. Maxson ,  Finn-Aage Esbensen
ISBN: 9783319296005
Format: Hardback
$284.60

This unique volume explores why and how youth join and leave gangs, as a lens for exploring intervention and prevention through...  Read More >>

Crime and Security in Trinidad and Tobago

Crime and Security in Trinidad and Tobago

Author: Radny Seepersad ,  Dianne Williams
ISBN: 9789766379100
Format: Paperback
$64.56

Across the Caribbean, crime is arguably the leading social problem facing the small tourism and foreign exchange...  Read More >>

Order and Conflict in Public Space

Order and Conflict in Public Space

Author: Mattias De Backer ,  Lucas Melgaço
ISBN: 9781138931183
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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Wounded City: Violent Turf Wars in a Chicago Barrio

Wounded City: Violent Turf Wars in a Chicago Barrio...

Author: Vargas
ISBN: 9780190245917
Format: Paperback
$61.95

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Parole in Canada: Gender and Diversity in the Federal System

Parole in Canada: Gender and Diversity in the Federal...

Author: Sarah Turnbull
ISBN: 9780774831932
Format: Hardback
$230.29

Parole in Canada explores how concerns about aboriginality, gender, and the multicultural ideal of “diversity” have...  Read More >>

Gangs

Gangs

Author: Mario L. Hesse ,  Christopher J. Przemieniecki
ISBN: 9781465286536
Format: Paperback
$104.58

Covers essential gang topics as well as new topics not found in other texts. This book presents a traditional and...  Read More >>

Gun Violence in American Society: Crime, Justice and Public Policy

Gun Violence in American Society: Crime, Justice and...

Author: Lisa A. Eargle ,  Ashraf Esmail
ISBN: 9780761867043
Format: Paperback
$98.99

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The Accidental Gangster: The Krays V The Fewtrells: Battle for Birmingham

The Accidental Gangster: The Krays V The Fewtrells:...

Author: David Keogh
ISBN: 9781910757376
Format: Paperback
$25.85

In the early 1960s, Ronnie and Reggie Kray are the new princes of the London underworld and business is good. Their...  Read More >>

Juvenile Offenders and Guns: Voices Behind Gun Violence

Juvenile Offenders and Guns: Voices Behind Gun Violence...

Author: Diane Marano
ISBN: 9781137520135
Format: Hardback
$294.95

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The Re-Evolution of American Street Gangs

The Re-Evolution of American Street Gangs

Author: Dale L. June ,  Mohamad Khatibloo
ISBN: 9781439871515
Format: Hardback
$168.00

The problem of gangs and gang subculture is a growing threat to the stability of neighborhoods and entire communities....  Read More >>

Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants: The Female Gang That Terrorised London

Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants: The Female Gang...

Author: Brian McDonald
ISBN: 9781908479846
Format: Paperback
$23.26

The Forty Elephants were unique in the annals of British crime. Known also as the Forty Thieves, they were the country's...  Read More >>

Stop Global Street Harassment: Growing Activism around the World

Stop Global Street Harassment: Growing Activism around...

Author: Holly Kearl
ISBN: 9781440840203
Format: Hardback
$76.00

Once a largely dismissed problem, street harassment is now headline news and being addressed by many international...  Read More >>

The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins

The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the...

Author: John Pearson
ISBN: 9780008150280
Format: Paperback
$22.99

The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy.  Read More >>

Police, Power, and the Production of Racial Boundaries

Police, Power, and the Production of Racial Boundaries...

Author: Ana Muñiz
ISBN: 9780813569758
Format: Paperback
$100.19

Based on five years of ethnography, archival research, census data analysis, and interviews, Police, Power, and...  Read More >>

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