Criminology

a very short introduction

Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisingly, crime has been pushed high up the public policy agenda across the world. But how can we measure crime, or ...

Handbook of policing

Ed. Tim Newburn. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ...

Handbook of criminal investigation

This book provides the most comprehensive and authoritative book yet published on the subject of criminal investigation, a rapidly developing area within the police and other law enforcement agencies, and an important sub discipline within police studies. The subject is rarely out of the headlines ...

Criminology

This is a comprehensive introduction to criminology for students who are either new or relatively new to the subject. This text provides the basis of study for the new undergraduate student of criminology and those who need a foundation knowledge of criminology in other relevant ...

Criminology, conflict resolution and restorative justice

Policing, surveillance and social control

CCTV an police monitoring of suspects.