Individuals convicted of crimes often face barriers upon returning to society, such as full participation in the economy, the polity, the housing market, and other citizenship activities. Without a stake in society, people can become disengaged from conventional activities and feel free to deviate…
Hardback – 2019-04-01
Routledge
Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law
This book presents a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the strategic and policy responses to illicit drug use in the Britain since the mid-1980s. It maps and discusses the ways in which the UK government has aimed to ensure a more consistent framework for the delivery of drugs services and…
Paperback – 2019-03-31
Willan
The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary criminological theory. Presenting the first comprehensive and sole-authored textbook on this influential and compelling school of criminological thought, this book covers a wide range of topics, including:…
Paperback – 2019-03-01
Routledge
Hardback – 2019-03-01
Routledge
Routledge Research in the Law of Emerging Technologies
Islamophobic hate crimes have increased significantly following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and 7/7. More recently, the rhetoric surrounding Trump’s election and presidency, Brexit, the rise of far-right groups and ISIS-inspired terrorist attacks worldwide have promoted a climate where…
Hardback – 2019-02-15
Routledge
Routledge International Handbooks
Mafia-type organizations generate several distorting effects on the economy. In Italy their presence is endemic, and not only in Southern regions such as Sicily, Campania or Calabria. Such organizations endure the fierce and continuous pressure exerted by Italian anti-mafia policy, maybe the most…
Paperback – 2019-01-04
Routledge
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a practice-oriented approach to reduce the risk of offences such as burglary; and fear of crime, by modifying the built environment. In recent years, this approach has been criticised for duplicating terminology and for failing to integrate…
Hardback – 2018-12-31
Routledge
Crime Science Series
Our understanding of criminal behaviour and its causes has been too long damaged by the failure to integrate the emotional, psychological, social and cultural influences on the way people behave. This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to criminal behaviour, examining and integrating…
Paperback – 2018-12-31
Routledge
The U.S government spends billions of dollars to secure strategic and tactical assets at home and abroad against enemy attack. However, as "hard targets" such as military installations and government buildings are further strengthened, vulnerable soft targets are increasingly in the crosshairs of…
Paperback – 2018-12-18
Routledge
Crime science is precisely what it says it is: the application of science to the phenomenon of crime. This handbook, intended as a crime science manifesto, showcases the scope of the crime science field and provides the reader with an understanding of the assumptions, aspirations and methods of…
Hardback – 2018-12-06
Routledge
Routledge International Handbooks