Criminology and Law Books

New and Published Books

1. Consumer Law and Policy in Australia and New Zealand

   By JUSTIN MALBON, Luke Nottage

   This book examines the 2010 'Australian Consumer Law' reform package in broader context. It considers parallel re-regulation of consumer credit and other financial markets impacting on consumers. It also compares recent reform initiatives in New Zealand, Australia’s closest economic and...

   Published February 27th 2013 by Federation Press
2. 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 February 7th 2013 by Routledge
3. Making People Pay (Routledge Revivals)

   By Paul Rock

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1973, this book offers a fascinating and systematic description of the debt-collection process in 1970s England. Basing his research on the words of creditors, debtors, solicitors and debt-collectors, Paul Rock’s research was conducted when imprisonment for debt was still in...

   Published February 7th 2013 by Routledge
4. Public Order and Private Lives (Routledge Revivals)

   The Politics of Law and Order

   By Michael Brake, Chris Hale

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1992, Public Order and Private Lives is a radical examination of the political forces which shaped the law and order debate in Britain at that time. The authors offer a significant and provoking analysis of Conservative policies on crime, showing that, ironically, they created...

   Published February 7th 2013 by Routledge
5. Victims of Environmental Harm

   Rights, Recognition and Redress Under National and International Law

   By Matthew Hall

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice

   In recent years, the increasing focus on climate change and environmental degradation has prompted unprecedented attention being paid towards the criminal liability of individuals, organisations and even states for polluting activities. These developments have given rise to a new area of...

   Published January 30th 2013 by Routledge
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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