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  • An Eye for an Eye

    A Global History of Crime and Punishment

    by Mitchel P. Roth ...
    Since the dawn of mankind, humans have demonstrated a remarkable capacity for violence, deceit and mayhem. With the advent of civilization and the creation of laws to uphold our sense of security and retribution, the notions of crime and punishment have come to play significant roles in societies the world over. But how and why do we penalize certain activities over others, and how effective are ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • Murder by Mail

    A Global History of the Letter Bomb

    by Mitchel P. Roth, Mahmut Cengiz ...
    This book unfolds the gripping history of weaponized mail, offering the first ever comprehensive exploration of this sinister phenomenon. Spanning two centuries, the book unveils the history of postal bombs, describing the evolution of both explosives and the postal services that facilitated their deadly use. From an eighteenth-century incident involving Jonathan Swift to modern acts of terror by ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Man with the Killer Smile

    The Life and Crimes of a Serial Mass Murderer

    by Mitchel P. Roth ...
    On a cold, windy December night in 1926, hell was unleashed on a tenant farm near Farwell, the last Texas town before the New Mexico border. Prone to the bottle and fits of rage, the burly man with the smiling blue eyes was in no mood to quarrel with his third wife over his bootleg whisky and sexual abuse of his stepdaughter. He went from room to room in the house, killing his wife and each child ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Global Organized Crime

    A 21st Century Approach

    by Mitchel P. Roth ...
    In the maelstrom of globalization and cyberspace, organized crime continues to defy definition. A diverse array of activities is perpetuated by criminal organizations, criminal groups and associations, and gangs, and it is clear that one specific label is no longer adequate. This book offers a uniquely global approach to organized crime and the multitude of forces that shape it in the 21st century ... Read more

    $170.99 CAD

  • Houston Blue

    The Story of the Houston Police Department

    by Mitchel P. Roth, Tom Kennedy ...
    Series series North Texas Crime and Criminal Justice Series
    Houston Blue offers the first comprehensive history of one of the nations largest police forces, the Houston Police Department. Through extensive archival research and more than one hundred interviews with prominent Houston police figures, politicians, news reporters, attorneys, and others, authors Mitchel P. Roth and Tom Kennedy chronicle the development of policing in the Bayou City from its ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Fire in the Big House

    America’s Deadliest Prison Disaster

    by Mitchel P. Roth ...
    On April 21, 1930—Easter Monday—some rags caught fire under the Ohio Penitentiary’s dry and aging wooden roof, shortly after inmates had returned to their locked cells after supper. In less than an hour, 320 men who came from all corners of Prohibition-era America and from as far away as Russia had succumbed to fire and smoke in what remains the deadliest prison disaster in United States history ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Power on the Inside

    A Global History of Prison Gangs

    by Mitchel P. Roth ...
    Power on the Inside is the first book to examine the historical development of prison gangs worldwide, from those that emerged inside the mid-nineteenth-century Neapolitan prisons to the new generation of younger inmates challenging the status quo within gang subcultures today. Historian-criminologist Mitchel P. Roth examines prison gangs throughout the world, from the Americas, Oceania and South ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • Convict Cowboys

    The Untold History of the Texas Prison Rodeo

    by Mitchel P. Roth ...
    Convict Cowboys is the first book on the nation’s first prison rodeo, which ran from 1931 to 1986. At its apogee the Texas Prison Rodeo drew 30,000 spectators on October Sundays. Mitchel P. Roth portrays the Texas Prison Rodeo against a backdrop of Texas history, covering the history of rodeo, the prison system, and convict leasing, as well as important figures in Texas penology including Marshall ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • A History of Crime and the American Criminal Justice System

    by Mitchel P. Roth ...
    This book offers a history of crime and the criminal justice system in America, written particularly for students of criminal justice and those interested in the history of crime and punishment. It follows the evolution of the criminal justice system chronologically and, when necessary, offers parallels between related criminal justice issues in different historical eras. From its antecedents in ... Read more

    $119.99 CAD

  • Global Organized Crime

    A Reference Handbook

    by Mitchel P. Roth ...
    Series series Contemporary World Issues
    This book offers a comprehensive, multidimensional look into the major activities, groups, causes, and policing strategies related to global organized crime.Global Organized Crime: A Reference Handbook examines global organized crime dating back to its 17th-century roots. Unlike most works on the subject, which take a parochial approach by concentrating on individual countries or regions, this ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • Judicial Corporal Punishment as an Alternative to Incarceration in the United States

    Lessons Learned from Islamic Criminal Justice Systems

    by Sanaz Alasti ...
    Sanaz Alasti leaves the mainstream alternatives to incarceration to examine a different, seemingly archaic approach, physical (but non-carceral) punishment—corporal punishment. This book ignites debates about the history, persistence, and use of corporal punishment in criminal justice systems.Alasti compares penological practices in in Western societies, represented by the United States, and ... Read more

    $105.99 CAD

  • The Illicit Economy in Turkey

    How Criminals, Terrorists, and the Syrian Conflict Fuel Underground Markets

    by Mahmut Cengiz, Mitchel P. Roth ...
    This book offers a rare insight into the transnational expansion and various corners of the illicit economy in Turkey including the smuggling of pharmaceuticals, oil, antiquities, drugs, nuclear materials and cigarettes. Mahmut Cengiz and Mitchel P. Roth provide an in depth analysis of the criminals, terrorists, money launderers, and corrupt politicians at the highest levels of the Turkish ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD