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The Routledge Handbook of Homicide Studies comprehensively examines the topic of homicide from a diverse collection of perspectives and backgrounds. It brings together original …

What kind of state emerges from the pandemic? The pandemic caused two crises, in biosecurity and in the economy. The state was forced to tackle both; but subduing one inevitably …

Punishment for Sale is the definitive modern history of private prisons, told through social, economic and political frames. The authors explore the origin of the ideas of modern …

This work assesses the various meanings attached to calls for police reform in the public discourse on social media, providing readers with a greater appreciation of the …

This original work provides a concise introduction to methods that linguists may use to describe patterns of sentence "e;acceptability"e; in speech communities. …

This book presents and discusses information in the study of organised crime, gangs and trafficking on a global scale. Topics discussed include organised crime in the U.S.; Taiwan …

This work asks readers to reconsider punishment contracts in the United States. It illustrates the importance of state accountability and responsibility to those who are punished, …

This book examines how the prison environment, architecture and culture can affect mental health as well as determine both the type and delivery of mental health services.

In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2008, Western societies entered a climate of austerity which has limited the penal expansion experienced in the US, UK and elsewhere …

The central theme of this book is the nexus between the self, the social, and the sacred in conversion and recovery. The contributions explore the complex interactions that occur …

Current estimates indicate that approximately 2.2 million people are incarcerated in federal, state, and local correctional facilities across the United States. There are another 5 …