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  • Thug Criminology

    A Call to Action

    Edited by Adam Ellis, Olga Marques, Anthony Gunter ...
    Thug Criminology combines the urgent and as yet silenced voices of former gang/street-involved peoples turned academics, alongside their allies, in order to challenge and disrupt mainstream and academic knowledge about urban youth gangs specifically, and the "streets" more broadly.The book questions how the "streets" – and the racialized and marginalized urban communities who inhabit them – are ... Read more

    $26.69 USD

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  • The Gender of Crime

    by Dana M. Britton, Shannon K. Jacobsen, Grace E. Howard ...
    Series series Gender Lens
    The Gender of Crime introduces readers to how gender shapes our understanding of every aspect of crime—from defining what crime is to governing how crime is punished. The second edition of this award-winning book maintains the accessible, reader-friendly narrative of the first edition with key updates and new material throughout, including increased focus on the intersections of race, class, ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Criminology

    The Essentials

    by Mr James Treadwell ...
    [![A companion website is available for this text][]][A companion website is available for this text 1]This is an essential introduction to undergraduate studies in criminology. Short, clear and concise, it provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes covered on your criminology course.The second edition provides:- Summaries of key course content, including new sections on race and ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • Crime in Canada

    by Diane Crocker ...
    In her latest book, sociologist Diane Crocker challenges the popular perception that crime in Canada is on the rise and argues that public opinion is becoming a bigger barrier to achieving justice than the actual extent of crime. Using the most current data available, her research reveals how we can better assess the effectiveness of crime control policies, as well as our own responses to crime, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Criminology

    A Contemporary Introduction

    by Tony Murphy ...
    Criminology is a contemporary, applied, and critical criminology textbook that demonstrates the interdisciplinary nature of criminology, and the links between criminological enquiry and wider social and global issues and processes.Concise, focused and engaging, this second edition masterfully conveys the key issues and perspectives within criminology with ease, and it is accompanied by a range of ... Read more

    $54.89 USD

  • Violence Against Women

    Myths, Facts, Controversies

    by Walter S DeKeseredy ...
    In Violence Against Women, award-winning author Walter S. DeKeseredy offers a passionate but well-documented sociological overview of a sobering problem. He starts by outlining the scope of the challenge and debunks current attempts to label intimate violence as gender neutral. He then lays bare the structural practices that sustain this violence, leading to a discussion of long- and short-term ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Gender and Crime

    A Human Rights Approach

    by Marisa Silvestri, Chris Crowther-Dowey ...
    Series series Key Approaches to Criminology
    This book is a comprehensive and critical introduction to the field of gender and crime, re-thinking the key themes and debates within a human rights framework.Integrating empirical, theoretical and policy-related material, this Second Editionhas been significantly updated, and now includes;Full consideration of the 2010-2015 Coalition Government and its effect on gender and crime within England ... Read more

    $69.29 USD

  • Arrested Justice

    Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation

    by Beth E. Richie ...
    Illuminates the threats Black women face and the lack of substantive public policy towards gendered violenceBlack women in marginalized communities are uniquely at risk of battering, rape, sexual harassment, stalking and incest. Through the compelling stories of Black women who have been most affected by racism, persistent poverty, class inequality, limited access to support resources or ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Women and Gendered Violence in Canada

    An Intersectional Approach

    by Chris Bruckert, Tuulia Law ...
    Violence against women is usually framed as an issue of interpersonal violence perpetuated by men. While domestic violence and sexual assault are significant social problems, such a narrow framing obscures the diversity of women’s experience, fails to illuminate the role social structures play, and excludes discussions of workplace and state violence. By drawing on a range of theoretical ... Read more

    $51.29 USD

  • Insurgent Love

    Abolition and Domestic Homicide

    by Ardath Whynacht ...
    Domestic homicide is violence that strikes within our most intimate relations. The most common strategy for addressing this kind of transgression relies on policing and prisons. But through examining commonly accepted typologies of high-risk intimate partner violence, Ardath Whynacht shows that policing can be understood as part of the same root problem as the violence it seeks to mend and ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • Criminology: The Key Concepts

    by Martin O'Brien, Majid Yar ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    Criminology: The Key Concepts is an authoritative and comprehensive study guide and reference resource that will take you through all the concepts, approaches, issues and institutions central to the study of crime in contemporary society.Topics covered in this easy to use A-Z guide include:policing, sentencing and the justice systemtypes of crime, including corporate crime, cybercrime, sex and ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control

    by Michelle L. Inderbitzin, Kristin A. Bates, Randy R. Gainey ...
    Perspectives on Deviance and Social Control provides a sociological examination of deviance and social control in society. Derived from the same author team’s successful text/reader version, this concise and student-friendly resource uses sociological theories to illuminate a variety of issues related to deviant behavior and societal reactions to deviance. The authors briefly explain the ... Read more

    $87.29 USD