Crime & Criminals

This debate-style reader introduces students to current controversies in the field of criminal justice. The readings are written by scholars and experts in the field and reflect a … More

Perhaps no other book in policing has captured more admiration and market share than O.W. Wilson's "Police Administration". Now Wilson's text has been revised by three top scholar… More

Utilizing a unique debate format, this criminal justice book addresses some of the most controversial, topical issues in policing today. Drawing on previously unp… More

This penetrating investigation of a new breed of terrorists-men dedicated to mass killing and willing to die for their cause-provides unsettling insight into the devastating terror… More

With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas … More

Presenting an overview of the entire correctional process, this book provides readers with a practical understanding of today's operations of corrections. It includes correctional… More

The first of its kind to integrate theory and “real-world” application in juvenile delinquency, this extensively researched volume addresses today's most current develop… More

Do or Die is the first insider account of teenage gangs--the lives, loves, and battles of children who kill--from the only journalist ever allowed inside this closed and … More

Perhaps no greater debate has raged in the history of the study of the death of JFK than over the authenticity of a 27-second home movie of the assassination, known as "the Zaprude… More

A thoroughly modern approach to community-based corrections, this comprehensive and logically-organized book presents in a balanced fashion all the alternatives to institutionaliza… More