Criminology and Law Books

New and Published Books

1. Regulating Fraud (Routledge Revivals)

   White-Collar Crime and the Criminal Process

   By Michael Levi

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1987, this book discusses white-collar or commercial crime which has grown to be a major issue in our society today. Looking at research from North America and Britain, the book explores the way fraudsters are treated. It draws on various disciplines including Economics, Law,...

   Published January 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Bio-Privacy

   Privacy Regulations and the Challenge of Biometrics

   By Nancy Liu

   Bio-Privacy: Privacy Regulations and the Challenge of Biometrics provides an in-depth consideration of the legal issues posed by the use of biometric technology. Focusing particularly on the relationship between the use of this technology and the protection of privacy, this book draws on material...

   Published December 31st 2012 by Routledge
3. Victimology (Routledge Revivals)

   The Victim and the Criminal Justice Process

   By Sandra Walklate

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1989, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of the victims of crime and the way in which they are treated in society generally, and in the criminal justice process in particular. The study of victims of crime is important to academics, the wider community...

   Published December 16th 2012 by Routledge
4. Official Discourse (Routledge Revivals)

   On Discourse Analysis, Government Publications, Ideology and the State

   By Frank Burton, Pat Carlen

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1979, Official Discourse is an unofficial report of theoretical investigations into a specific state of practice- the publication of reports of official inquiries into law, order and justice issues. The commissions, tribunals and committees of inquiry scrutinized in this book...

   Published November 30th 2012 by Routledge
5. Defendants in the Criminal Process (Routledge Revivals)

   By A. Bottoms, J. McClean

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1976, this book examines the practical workings of the English criminal court system, focusing on the defendant’s experiences of the system and the decisions he takes as he passes through it. Indeed, the defendant in a criminal case is in a unique position to experience the whole...

   Published November 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. Banking Secrecy and Offshore Financial Centers

   Money laundering and offshore banking

   By Mary Alice Young

   Series: Routledge Research in Finance and Banking Law

   This book brings together the issues surrounding banking secrecy and confiscation of criminal proceeds. The book examines the existing legal agreements at the international, regional and national levels and their interaction in the substantive areas of confiscation, anti-money laundering and...

   Published November 27th 2012 by Routledge
7. Britain's Hidden Role in the Rwandan Genocide

   The Cat's Paw

   By Hazel Cameron

   Britain’s Hidden Role in the Rwandan Genocide examines the role of the United Kingdom as a global elite bystander to the crime of genocide, and its complicity, in violation of international criminal laws during the Rwandan genocide of 1994. As prevailing accounts confine themselves to the role and...

   Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge
8. Re-reading Foucault: On Law, Power and Rights

   Edited by Ben Golder

   Re-reading Foucault: On Law, Power and Rights is the first collection in English fully to address the relevance of Michel Foucault’s thought for law. Foucault is the best known and most cited of the late twentieth-century’s ‘theory’ academics. His work continues to animate a range of different...

   Published October 23rd 2012 by Routledge
9. Women, Crime and Criminology (Routledge Revivals)

   A Feminist Critique

   By Carol Smart

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1977, Women, Crime and Criminology presents a feminist critique of classical and contemporary theories of female criminality. It addresses the issue that criminology literature has, throughout history, been predominantly male-oriented, always treating female criminality as...

   Published October 3rd 2012 by Routledge
10. Elements of Genocide

    Edited by Paul Behrens, Ralph Henham

    Elements of Genocide provides an authoritative evaluation of the current perception of the crime, as it appears in the decisions of judicial authorities, the writings of the foremost academic experts in the field, and in the texts of Commission Reports. Genocide constitutes one of the most...

    Published September 25th 2012 by Routledge