Violent Crime

This edited volume analyses the 100 years of Irish republican violence from the Easter Rising of 1916 to the present. The contributions assess the evolution of paramilitary violence through a variety of themes, including the IRA from 1919-21, the case of ‘the Disappeared’, the relationship between c..

From serial murderers to parents who kill, this volume offers a rare glimpse into the minds of predators and contains chilling details of their motives and methods. The book explores gang violence, serial and mass murderers, filicide, rape, workplace violence, school shootings, and hate crimes. It a..

Genocidal Crimes draws upon the extensive criminological literature on criminality and violence to provide a comprehensive and contemporary analysis of genocide. Written in an accessible style, this book differs from much of the writing on genocide in that it explicitly relies on criminological theo..

This book situates the complexity of violence within its broader context and covers a wide span of sexual violence including sexual harassment, bullying and murder as well as domestic violence...

This book situates the complexity of violence within its broader context and covers a wide span of sexual violence including sexual harassment, bullying and murder as well as domestic violence...

First published in 1985, this book looks at the victimisation of women, focusing on the four main areas of incest, rape, physical violence, and sexual harassment. It examines women’s experiences of male violence and looks at the reactions of those to whom women complain, including police officers, j..

First published in 1985, this book looks at the victimisation of women, focusing on the four main areas of incest, rape, physical violence, and sexual harassment. It examines women’s experiences of male violence and looks at the reactions of those to whom women complain, including police officers, j..

A comprehensive text providing a current analysis of violence in the United States, this volume discusses the history of violence, possible correlates and whether violent behavior can be predicted, the role of early exposure to violence, victimology, and the history and effectiveness of punishment. ..

Presents new findings into the most mythologised and least understood area of crime and law enforcement, describing the world of drug trafficking in the words of traffickers and detectives...

This book offers an original and important contribution to the social science debate regarding essentialist models of understanding human sexuality and gender and the nature and extent of "hate violence" and sexual prejudice in contemporary societies...