Criminology & Delinquency Books

New and Published Books

1. Transcending Taboos

   A Moral and Psychological Examination of Cyberspace

   By Garry Young, Monica Whitty

   Cyberspace is composed of a multitude of different spaces where users can represent themselves in many divergent ways. Why in a video game, is it more acceptable to murder or maim than rape? After all, in each case, it is only pixels that are being assaulted. This book avoids wrestling with the...

   Published March 11th 2012 by Routledge
2. Sport, Violence and Society

   By Kevin Young

   Is violence an intrinsic component of contemporary sport? How does violence within sport reflect upon the attitudes of wider society? In this landmark study of violence in and around contemporary sport, Kevin Young offers the first comprehensive sociological analysis of an issue of central...

   Published November 17th 2011 by Routledge
3. Illegal Leisure Revisited

   Changing Patterns of Alcohol and Drug Use in Adolescents and Young Adults

   By Judith Aldridge, Fiona Measham, Lisa Williams

   Series: Adolescence and Society Series

   This book updates the progress into adulthood of the cohort of fourteen-year-olds who were recruited and tracked until they were eighteen years old. Illegal Leisure (1998) described their adolescent journeys and lifestyles, focusing on their early regular drinking and extensive ‘recreational’ drug...

   Published February 23rd 2011 by Routledge
4. Handbook of Police Psychology

   Edited by Jack Kitaeff

   Series: Applied Psychology Series

   The Handbook of Police Psychology represents the contributions of over thirty police psychologists, all experts in their field, on the core subject matters of police psychology. Police psychology is broadly defined as the application of psychological principles and methods to law enforcement....

   Published February 9th 2011 by Routledge Academic
5. The Subculture of Violence

   Towards an Integrated Theory in Criminology

   Edited by Franco Ferracuti, Marvin E. Wolfgang

   Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have...

   Published October 19th 2010 by Routledge
6. Forensic Psychology

   Concepts, Debates and Practice, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Joanna Adler, Jacqueline Gray

   This book brings together academics, practitioners and experts in the field of forensic psychology to demonstrate the scope of the discipline and push its parameters. Its aim is to go beyond introductory texts to challenge perceptions, to raise questions for research and to pose problems for...

   Published July 11th 2010 by Willan
7. Forensic Psychology in Context

   Nordic and International Approaches

   Edited by P.A. Granhag

   Academics and researchers from the Nordic countries (Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Finland) have made a particularly strong contribution internationally to the rapidly developing disciplines of forensic and legal psychology. This book brings together the leading authorities in the field to look...

   Published May 31st 2010 by Willan
8. Handbook of Forensic Science

   Edited by Jim Fraser, Robin Williams

   Forensic science has become increasingly important within contemporary criminal justice, from criminal investigation through to courtroom deliberations, and an increasing number of agencies and individuals are having to engage with its contribution to contemporary justice. This Handbook aims to...

   Published June 30th 2009 by Willan
9. Mental Health and Emerging Adulthood among Homeless Young People

   By Les B. Whitbeck

   What happens to homeless and runaway adolescents when they become adults? This is the first study that follows homeless youth into young adulthood and reviews the mental health consequences of runaway episodes and street life. The adolescents were interviewed every three months for three years from...

   Published April 13th 2009 by Psychology Press
10. Criminal Psychology

    By Francis Pakes, Suzanne Pakes

    This book provides an accessible introduction to the increasingly popular subject of criminal psychology. It explores the application of psychology to understanding the crime phenomenon, criminal behaviour,solving crimes, the court process and punishment rehabilitation. It will be an invaluable...

    Published January 31st 2009 by Willan