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A philosophy of the social construction of crime

By David Polizzi

Policy Press Shorts: Research

HB £40.00 ISBN: 978-1-4473-2732-5

This book situates the social construction of crime and criminal behaviour within the philosophical context of phenomenology and explores how these constructions inform, and justify, the policies employed to address them. 

 

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Social protection after the crisis: Regulation without enforcement

By Steve Tombs

HB £70.00  ISBN: 978-1-4473-1375-5

This topical book considers the economic, political and social consequences of the economic crisis, the nature of social protection and the dynamics of the current crisis of regulation. It is unique in documenting how economic and social welfare are inconsistent with corporate freedom.

 

Women rough sleepers in Europe: Homelessness and victims of domestic abuse

By Kate Moss and Paramjit Singh

HB £70.00  ISBN: 978-1-4473-1709-8

This important book reveals a number of truths about women’s rough sleeping across Europe and argues for the adoption of effective policy, strategies and services to meet the needs of homeless women, specifically women rough sleepers who are the victims of domestic abuse.

 

Female serial killers in social context: Criminological institutionalism and the case of Mary Ann Coton

By Elizabeth Yardley and David Wilson

Policy Press Shorts: Research

HB £40.00  ISBN: 978-1-4473-2645-8

This book explores how institutions such as the family, economy and religion shaped the environment and social integration of 19th century serial killer Mary Ann Cotton. It will equip criminologists with a methodological toolkit for performing institutional analysis.

 

Women & Criminal justice: From the Corston Report to Transforming Rehabilitation

Edited by Jill Annison, Jo Brayford and John Deering

PB £24.99  ISBN: 978-1-4473-1931-3

This book focuses on developments since the publication of the 2007 Corston Report into women and criminal justice.  The challenges of working with women in the current climate are also explored, translating lessons from good practice to policy development and recommending future directions arising from the ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ plans.  

 

Leading policing in Europe: An empirical study of strategic police leadership

By Bryn Caless and Steve Tong

HB £70.00  ISBN: 978-1-4473-1572-8

In this unique book, the authors present, for the first time, information from over a hundred strategic police leaders in 22 countries about how they are selected for high office, how they are held to account and what their views are on current and future challenges in policing. 

 

Vulnerability and young people: Care and social control in policy and practice

By Kate Brown

HB £70.00  ISBN: 978-1-4473-1817-0

Draws on in-depth research with marginalised young people and the professionals who support them to explore the implications of a ‘vulnerability zeitgeist’, asking how far the rise of vulnerability in welfare and criminal justice processes serves the interests of those who are most disadvantaged.

 

Adolescent-parent-abuse: Current understandings in research, policy and practice

By Amanda Holt

PB £25.99  ISBN: 978-1-4473-0055-7

This is the first academic book to focus on adolescent-to-parent abuse and brings together international research and practice literature and combines it with original research to identify and critique current understandings in research, policy and practice.

 

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