Handbooks and Companions 2012

Handbook on Sexual Violence

Edited by Jennifer Brown, Sandra Walklate

This book contextualizes the complexity of sexual violence within its broader context – from war to the resolution of interpersonal disputes – and covers a wide span including sexual harassment, bullying, rape and murder as well as domestic violence. Written by leading academics from a variety...

Published October 16th 2011 by Routledge

Handbook of Forensic Mental Health

Edited by Keith Soothill, Paul Rogers, Mairead Dolan

This is a comprehensive reference book on the subject of forensic mental health, looking at what forensic mental health is and its assessment, management and treatment. It focuses on key topics and the issues underpinning them in contemporary society. The book includes: an account of the...

Published February 29th 2008 by Willan

Handbook of Forensic Science

Edited by Jim Fraser, Robin Williams

Forensic science has become increasingly important within contemporary criminal justice, from criminal investigation through to courtroom deliberations, and an increasing number of agencies and individuals are having to engage with its contribution to contemporary justice. This Handbook aims to...

Published June 30th 2009 by Willan

Routledge Handbook of International Criminology

Edited by Cindy J. Smith, Sheldon X. Zhang, Rosemary Barberet

Series: Routledge International Handbooks

The Routledge Handbook of International Criminology brings together the latest thinking and findings from a diverse group of both senior and promising young scholars from around the globe. This collaborative project articulates a new way of thinking about criminology that extends existing...

Published April 27th 2011 by Routledge

Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology

Edited by Walter S. DeKeseredy, Molly Dragiewicz

Series: Routledge International Handbooks

The Routledge Handbook of Critical Criminology is a collection of original essays specifically designed to offer students, faculty, policy makers, and others an in-depth overview of the most up-to-date empirical, theoretical, and political contributions made by critical criminologists around the...

Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge

Routledge Handbook of Deviant Behavior

Edited by Clifton D. Bryant

Series: Routledge International Handbooks

The Handbook of Deviant Behavior presents a comprehensive, integrative, and accessible overview of the contemporary body of knowledge in the field of social deviance in the twenty-first century. This book addresses the full range of scholarly concerns within this area – including theoretical,...

Published June 22nd 2011 by Routledge

Handbook of Policing

2nd Edition

Edited by 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 an essential reference point combining...

Published July 31st 2008 by Willan

Youth Justice Handbook

Theory, Policy and Practice

Edited by Wayne Taylor, Rod Earle, Richard Hester

What knowledge and skills do you need to practise effectively as a professional within the youth justice system? What values should inform your work with children and young people subject to criminal justice sanctions? These are the central questions addressed by the editors and contributors in...

Published October 5th 2009 by Willan

Handbook on Crime

Edited by Fiona Brookman, Mike Maguire, Harriet Pierpoint, Trevor Bennett

The Handbook on Crime is a comprehensive edited volume that contains analysis and explanation of the nature, extent, patterns and causes of over 40 different forms of crime, in each case drawing attention to key contemporary debates and social and criminal justice responses to them. It also...

Published January 31st 2010 by Willan

Handbook of Internet Crime

Edited by Yvonne Jewkes, Majid Yar

An essential reference for scholars and others whose work brings them into contact with managing, policing and regulating online behaviour, the Handbook of Internet Crime emerges at a time of rapid social and technological change. Amidst much debate about the dangers presented by the Internet and...

Published October 31st 2009 by Willan