Police Books

New and Published Books

1. Understanding Criminal Justice

   A Critical Introduction

   By Azrini Wahidin, Nicola Carr

   Few subjects provoke as much public fascination and political concern as crime, criminality, criminology, and criminal justice policy and practice. Understanding Criminal Justice seeks to provide students with a critical introduction to the range of theoretical, policy and operational issues faced...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
2. Criminal Justice

   An Introduction, 2nd Edition

   By Peter Joyce

   This new and expanded edition builds upon material from the highly successful first edition. A comprehensive textbook on the criminal justice system, the book assesses the main theories concerned with the causes of crime (including white-collar and corporate crime), discusses the...

   Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
3. Stop and Search

   Police Power in Global Context

   Edited by Leanne Weber, Ben Bowling

   Police powers to stop, question and search people in public places, and the way these powers are exercised, is a contentious aspect of police-community relations, and a key issue for criminological and policing scholarship, and for public debate about liberty and security more generally. Whilst...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
4. Racial Profiling

   They Stopped Me Because I'm ------------!

   By Michael L. Birzer

   Many racial minority communities claim profiling occurs frequently in their neighborhoods. Police authorities, for the most part, deny that they engage in racially biased police tactics. A handful of books have been published on the topic, but they tend to offer only anecdotal reports offering...

   Published November 13th 2012 by CRC Press
5. The Routledge Companion to UK Counter-Terrorism

   Edited by Andrew Staniforth, Fraser Sampson

   The United Kingdom has long been an island under siege from terrorists who believe they can advance their aims through acts of violence. Protecting the public from the excesses of extremism remains the primary responsibility of government. For over a century Special Branch, MI5 and MI6 have...

   Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge
6. Encyclopedia of Police Science

   2-volume set

   Edited by Jack R. Greene

   In 1996, Garland published the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Police Science, edited by the late William G. Bailey. The work covered all the major sectors of policing in the US. Since then much research has been done on policing issues, and there have been significant changes in techniques...

   Published October 25th 2012 by Routledge
7. Handbook of Policing, Ethics and Professional Standards

   Edited by Allyson MacVean, Peter Spindler

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice

   Low confidence in the police and the increasing crime rates during the 1990s led to a series of government initiatives directed at changing both the structure and management of the police service. In 2006 in an attempt to define what a principled police service should resemble, the Home Office...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
8. Protection, Security, and Safeguards

   Practical Approaches and Perspectives, Second Edition

   Edited by Dale L. June

   Much has changed on the security landscape since the last edition of this book was published in 2000. Today’s security personnel face greater demands than ever before and are expected to be more highly trained and educated. Updated to reflect the heightened security climate of the current age,...

   Published October 4th 2012 by CRC Press
9. Criminal Financial Investigations

   The Use of Forensic Accounting Techniques and Indirect Methods of Proof, Second Edition

   By Gregory A. Pasco

   Understanding the financial motivations behind white collar crime is often the key to the apprehension and successful prosecution of these individuals. Now in its second edition, Criminal Financial Investigations: The Use of Forensic Accounting Techniques and Indirect Methods of Proof provides...

   Published October 4th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Global Border Crossings

    Feminist Activists and Peace Workers Collaborating Across Cultures

    Edited by Kathryn Norsworthy, Ellyn Kaschak

    This book brings together a group of feminist activists, psychologists, and peace workers from countries on every continent who describe how they apply global/transnational feminism in their activist peace and justice projects in the cultures and countries in which they live and work. The...

    Published October 2nd 2012 by Routledge