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  • Continuing the Struggle for Justice

    100 Years of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency

    Edited by Susan Marchionna, Barry A. Krisberg, S. Christopher Baird ...
    This centennial collection of essays and original research studies captures the varied spectrum of philosophies and concerns of the board and staff of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) over the past century . The criminological experts represented in this volume are renowned for their study and research into the far reaches of this field of study. As a chronicle of the NCCD′s ... Read more

    $87.99 CAD

  • Flask

    41 Portable Cocktails to Drink Anywhere

    by Sarah Baird ...
    A compilation of portable drinks, Flask comprises 41 classic and contemporary cocktail recipes that can be transported anywhere. From imbibing in the great outdoors to ringing in the New Year, the book offers recipes for all of life's greatest moments. Bold, vivid infographics detail drink recipes for 6- and 17-ounce flasks, perfect for sipping solo or sharing with friends. Accessible and fun, the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Basic Concepts in Criminology

    Handbook for Law Enforcement Personnel (Police, Corrections and Security Officers)

    by Asongwe N. Thomas ...
    Basic Concepts in Criminology is an introduction to criminology. It is intended to serve as resource material for prospective students of criminology and particularly for law enforcement officers in training and in the field. Criminology as a social science discipline is structured from a combination of concepts of sociology, psychology, and lawall relevant subjects to the law enforcement ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • When Prisoners Come Home

    Parole and Prisoner Reentry

    by Joan Petersilia ...
    Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
    Every year, hundreds of thousands of jailed Americans leave prison and return to society. Largely uneducated, unskilled, often without family support, and with the stigma of a prison record hanging over them, many if not most will experience serious social and psychological problems after release. Fewer than one in three prisoners receive substance abuse or mental health treatment while ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • When Brute Force Fails

    How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment

    by Mark A. R. Kleiman ...
    Cost-effective methods for improving crime control in AmericaSince the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults—a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world. Even as the prisoner head count continues to rise, crime has stopped falling, and poor people and minorities ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Encyclopedia of American Prisons

    Edited by Marilyn D. McShane, Frank P. Williams ...
    Series series Garland Studies in the History of American Labor
    Original essays by corrections experts The United States has the lightest incarceration rate in the world and crime is one of the major driving forces of political discourse throughout the country. Information about penal institutions, imprisonment, and prisoners is important to everyone, from judges on the bench to citizens on the street. Now for the first time, a comprehensive reference work ... Read more

    $507.99 CAD

  • Court Reform on Trial: Why Simple Solutions Fail

    by Malcolm M. Feeley ...
    COURT REFORM ON TRIAL is a recognized study of innovation in the process of criminal justice, and why it so often fails—despite the best intentions of judges, administrators, and reformers. The arc of innovation to disappointment is analyzed for such ideas as bail reform, pretrial diversion, speedy trials, and determinate sentencing. A much-maligned system of plea bargaining shifts power to ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sentencing Fragments

    Penal Reform in America, 1975-2025

    by Michael Tonry ...
    Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
    Almost everyone agrees--Right on Crime, the ACLU, Koch Industries, George Soros's Open Society Foundation, the editorial boards of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal--that America's current systems for sentencing criminal offenders are a shambles, with crazy quilts of incompatible and conflicting laws, policies, and practices in every state and the federal system. Most everyone agrees ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • Corrections

    Foundations for the Future

    by Jeanne B. Stinchcomb ...
    Series series Criminology and Justice Studies
    **"Jeanne Stinchcomb’s book makes an excellent contribution to the field of corrections serving as a substantial resource for those teaching corrections and as a practical inspiration for those students who will ultimately lead the profession. Stinchomb carefully crafts a balanced perspective that presents a powerful argument for why corrections is an important and necessary part of our criminal ... Read more

    $242.99 CAD

  • Crime and Criminal Justice in America

    by Joycelyn Pollock ...
    Crime and Criminal Justice in America, Third Edition, addresses the major controversial issues in U.S. policing, courts, and the correctional system. This book features unique graphics and contemporary data and research, developed by Joycelyn Pollock, criminologist, and University Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice, Texas State University. The text’s question-and-answer model promotes a ... Read more

    $205.99 CAD

  • Encyclopedia of Criminology

    Edited by J. Mitchell Miller, Richard A. Wright ...
    This three-volume work offers a comprehensive review of the pivotal concepts, measures, theories, and practices that comprise criminology and criminal justice.No longer just a subtopic of sociology, criminology has become an independent academic field of study that incorporates scholarship from numerous disciplines including psychology, political science, behavioral science, law, economics, public ... Read more

    $1,832.99 CAD

  • Encyclopedia of Community Corrections

    Edited by Shannon M. Barton-Bellessa ...
    In response to recognition in the late 1960s and early 1970s that traditional incarceration was not working, alternatives to standard prison settings were sought and developed. One of those alternatives—community-based corrections—had been conceived in the 1950s as a system that might prove more progressive, humane, and effective, particularly with people who had committed less serious criminal ... Read more

    $131.99 CAD