This book provides a lucid and highly acclaimed introduction to gender issues in crime and criminal justice, central to any understanding of crime and criminal justice policy and practice. This second edition has been updated to take full account of recent developments, particularly in the areas of policing, crime prevention, restorative justice and legislation relating to sexual offences and the nature and impact of crime on women - in particular the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice is divided into three main sections. The first considers different ways of theorising about gender and the relative impact of this on thinking about crime and criminal victimisation; the second considers some of the evidence in relation to people's gendered experiences of crime and criminal victimisation; the third considers how those working within the criminal justice system, and the policies that are put in place, work to sustain or change those experiences of crime and criminal victimisation in relation to gender.

Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice

Politics & Social Sciences

Walklate,Sandra

Social Sciences

Willan Pub

Handbook of Policing

This new edition of the Handbook of Policing updates and expands the highly successful first edition, and now includes a completely new chapter on policing and forensics. It provides a comprehensive, but highly readable overview of policing in the UK, and is an essential reference point, combining the expertise of leading academic experts on policing and policing practitioners themselves.

Comparative Criminal Justice

This book aims to meet the need for an accessible introductory text on comparative criminal justice, examining the ways different countries and jurisdictions deal with the main stages and elements in the criminal justice process, from policing through to sentencing. Examples are taken from all over the world, with a particular focus on Europe, the UK, the United States and Australasia. The main aims of the book are to provide the reader with:
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<li>a comparative perspective on criminal justice and its main components</li>
<li>an understanding of the increasing globalization of justice and standards of the administration of justice</li>
<li>a knowledge of methodology for comparative research and analysis</li>
<li>an understanding of the most important concepts in criminal justice (such as inquisitorial and adversarial trial systems, policing styles, crime control versus due process, retribution versus rehabilitation etc)</li>
<li>discussion of global trends such as the rise of imprisonment, penal populism, diversion, international policing and international tribunals</li>
<li>an insight into what the essential ingredients of doing justice might be. </li>
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This fully updated and expanded new edition of Comparative Criminal Justice takes into account the considerable advances in comparative criminal justice research since the first edition in 2004. Each chapter has been thoroughly updated and in addition, there is a new chapter on establishing the rate of crime in a comparative context. The rate of development in international policing and international development has been such that there is now an individual chapter devoted to each; and throughout the book, the role of globalization, changing both the local and the global in criminal justice arrangements, orientations and discourses, has now been given the prominence it deserves.

Pakes, Francis

This is a third edition of the text for students taking AS/A level law. The book covers the requirements of both AQA and OCR specifications, and is written by experienced examiners. It is suitable both for students taking AS level law and also those going on to take the full A level, and also provides a readable text on the English legal system and the principles of crime and negligence for anybody needing an introduction to the subject. This third edition contains additional material updating the text in the light of recent changes and developments in both the law and the English legal system, and in response to specification amendments. It also includes an expanded section of examination type questions and answers, activities and guidance on key skills coverage, and a number of new diagrams and illustrations.

As Law Third Edition

Charman, Mary

Vanstone, Bobby

Sherratt, Liz

Law Practice

In 1997 the Verne Prison permitted the setting up of a distinct Christian community within its walls, the first prison to do so within the western world. Offered as a solution to the problem of control in that prison, it rapidly spread to three other prisons in the UK. By 1999 it had inspired the development of similar programmes in other countries. By 2002, however, all but one of the units in England and Wales had closed. This book tells the controversial story of the sudden rise and fall of Kainos Community. It lays bare the twin origins of the programme in Brazil and the United States, and the confluence of forces within the Prison Service in England and Wales that led to its introduction and uncritical expansion. It looks at the collapse of the original Kairos-APAC Trust that made headline news in 1999. the independent evaluation of Kainos' operations, and why it generated both hope and concern. Religion and Rehabilitation: the story of Kainos Community is a case study of an innovative programme - one that did not live up to its early promise, but one that still raised standards of humanity, decency and order in the Prison Service. It is set in the context of the broader themes of religion and rehabilitation. Among other things it will explore the policy issues presented by Kainos Community and the place of religious communities in UK prisons in the light of heightened awareness of religiously-based terrorism. It will also explore the prospects of Kainos-derived programmes internationally.

Religion and Rehabilitation: The Story of Kainos Community

Burnside, Jonathan

Rose, Gerry

Adler, Joanna

Loucks, Nancy

Criminal Law

A high proportion of crimes committed in Britain are drugs-related, with many offenders having a documented history of drug use. However, the direct link between drugs and crime is often less clear than is supposed and this text attempts to achieve a better understanding of these and surrounding issues that have been marred by misunderstanding and a lack of consensus amongst experts.This text offers a major contribution to existing debates and provides an authoritative and much-needed overview of the range of issues associated with drugs-related crime. Coverage includes:a discussion on theoretical approaches to drugs and crime, an overview of the legal position on drugs and drug offenders, a critique of the aims and nature of treatment,an examination of trafficking and laundering, an analysis of the policing of drugs markets, a discussion about the legalisation debates.This new edition has been fully updated to include the latest data and recent developments in policy and particular attention is paid to changes in sentencing and treatment, as well as changes to practice in trafficking. An expanded chapter on women, drugs and crime now offers further coverage of drug-taking and prostitution.This is the only book in Britain which centres on the links between drugs and crime, and deals with the policy implications of that link. It is a comprehensive account of the various aspects of Government policy concerning drugs, and should be particularly useful to academics and students interested in or studying this aspect of criminology.

Drugs And Crime

Bean, Philip

This book seeks to explain why anti-social behavior, as a focus of political rhetoric, legislative activity and social action, has gained a high profile in Britain in recent years, and it provides a critical examination of current policies of enforcement and exclusion. It also analyzes the thematic elements in the drive against anti-social behavior, within the wider law and order agenda. Public concern about anti-social behavior is real enough, and it remains high on the political agenda. This book will describe the wide range of offensiveness and incivility involved, showing different intensity and causation. It will examine the methods adopted to deal with anti-social behavior and particularly the increasingly managed response orchestrated by the government, and evident in new and recent legislation. These concerns are not confined to Britain, and this book also seeks to situate the growing concern with anti-social behavior with developments in both North America and Europe.

Making People Behave: Anti-social Behaviour, Politics and Policy

Burney, Elizabeth

This expanded new edition of best-selling textbook provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. The text is divided into four parts, with the first three addressing ideal type models of criminal behavior—the rational actor, predestined actor, and victimized actor models. Within these, the various criminological theories are located chronologically in the context of one of these different traditions, and the strengths and weaknesses of each theory and model are clearly identified. The fourth part of the book looks more closely at more recent attempts to integrate theoretical elements from both within and across models of criminal behavior. This interdisciplinary text recognizes the value of legal, biological, psychological and sociological explanations of crime and criminal behavior. It includes a new chapter on positivist approaches to female criminality, and also explores the issue of hate crimes.

An Introduction to Criminological Theory

Burke, Roger Hopkins

Pro-social modeling has come to be recognized as fundamental to effective work with offenders in the probation service, youth justice and the prison service, as well as having applications in a number of other fields, and has been found to be very effective in positively influencing offenders towards anti-crime behaviors and attitudes. It refers to the process of actively reinforcing pro-social behavior and discouraging anti-social behavior and attitudes, setting a good, motivating example in order to bring out the best in people. This book meets the need for a practical guide which explains in a simple and straightforward way what pro-social modeling is and how to implement it in practice. Transforming Behavior examines ways of developing honest and empathetic relationships with clients, demonstrating a genuine concern for the person, with persistence and optimism about their capacity to change, including being clear about underlying values and expectations.

Transforming Behaviour: Pro-social Modelling in Practice

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Cherry, Sally

Psychology & Counseling

Suitable for students taking AS Law in its own right, or as the first part of the A-level course. This title focuses on the English legal system and the principles of crime and negligence as basic concepts of liability. It also includes a section of examination type questions and answers, activities and guidance on key skills coverage.

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