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1. Kidnap for Ransom

   Resolving the Unthinkable

   By Richard P. Wright

   The enormous sums paid for the release of hostages coupled with law enforcement’s inability to stem the tide has made kidnapping for ransom a worldwide plague. The increasing rate of reported incidents from every corner of the globe suggests this plague is growing. Kidnap for Ransom: Resolving the...

   Published January 21st 2009 by Auerbach Publications
2. Encyclopedia of Criminology

   Edited by J. Mitchell Miller, Richard A. Wright

   This three-volume work offers a comprehensive review of the pivotal concepts, measures, theories, and practices that comprise criminology and criminal justice.No longer just a subtopic of sociology, criminology has become an independent academic field of study that incorporates scholarship from...

   Published January 1st 2005 by Routledge
3. Transcaucasian Boundaries

   By John Wright, Richard Schofield, Suzanne Goldenberg

   Transcaucasian boundaries" provides the first insights into the geopolitical dynamics in this ethnically diverse and turbulent region of the former Soviet Union. The interplay between the former controlling powers of Iran, Turkey and Russia is examined, and the conflicts in Nagorno-Karabagh,...

   Published December 19th 1995 by Routledge