Responding to Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence in Society Today
In the era of #metoo, Gender, Power and Violence provides a complex understanding about the ways in which institutional structures create an environment that facilitates and perpetuates gender based violence.
Increasing numbers of people with autism and other developmental disabilities are being convicted of sex offences, resulting in draconian and public punishment. Yet even when evidence shows that people with these conditions often pose little threat to society, or lack a core understanding as to why their actions break the law, the "sex ......
This book examines school-based mass shootings by focusing on characteristics of the incident and geographic space to synthesize a holistic picture of the legal, socio-economic, and geographic context in which these incidents occur.
The Many Faces of Art Forgery: From the Dark Side to Shades of Gray provides a broad treatment that delves into historical highlights, philosophical insights, psychological profiles, economic theories, and legal statutes and cases.
David Fincher's Zodiac, the first book-length study of the critically acclaimed 2007 release, offers various critical approaches to the film ranging from early influences, studies in genre and narrative, and media analysis including cinema history, game theory, musicology, and extensions in television studies.
The Psychological Foundations of Criminal Justice Reform
Based on a comprehensive review and analysis of the research, Craig Haney offers a carefully framed and psychologically based blueprint for making the criminal justice system fairer, with strategies to reduce crime through proactive prevention instead of reactive punishment.
A late-nineteenth century rogues gallery of America's foremost murderers, bank robbers, con men, forgers, embezzlers, and pickpockets.Written in 1886, Professional Criminals of America contains biographical sketches, including photographs, of some four hundred of the nation's leading criminals. Each profile details the crimes committed and the ......
The Sensationalized Crimes of Mexico's First Female Serial Killer
The surprising true story of Mexico's hunt, arrest, and conviction of its first female serial killer who was responsible for the ghastly deaths of 40 elderly women in a fascinating analysis of what serial killing--often considered killing for the pleasure of killing--represents to us.nts to us.
Despite many Americans' triumphant proclamations that Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 elections signified a post-partisan, post-racial society, it seems that the United States is more divided than ever. From the rise of the Tea Party, to strident anti-immigration and anti-welfare movements, to the so-called "war on women", the United States on its ......
