Book Series in Criminology
Routledge Advances in Criminology
New & Published Titles:
Global Gambling
Cultural Perspectives on Gambling Organizations
While most research has examined the legal, economic and psychological sides of gambling, this innovative collection offers a wide range of cultural perspectives on gambling…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-99677-8 (Routledge)
The Politics of Antisocial Behaviour
Amoral Panics
Antisocial behaviour is becoming a universally accepted problem and one that dominates the political and popular imagination. By providing a new criminological framework for understanding… read more2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-87272-0 (Routledge)
Biology and Criminology
The Biosocial Synthesis
Numerous criminologists have noted their dissatisfaction with the state of criminology. The need for a new paradigm for the 21st century is clear. However, many…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-80192-8 (Routledge)
The Violence of Incarceration
Conceived in the immediate aftermath of the humiliations and killings of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq, of the suicides and hunger strikes at Guantanamo Bay…
read more2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-49925-5 (Routledge)
China’s Death Penalty
History, Law and Contemporary Practices
By all accounts, China is the world leader in the number of legal executions. Its long historical use of capital punishment and its major political…
read more2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-80396-0 (Routledge)
The Violence of Incarceration
Conceived in the immediate aftermath of the humiliations and killings of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq, of the suicides and hunger strikes at Guantanamo Bay…
read more2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-96313-8 (Routledge)
Hooked: Drug War Films in Britain, Canada, and the U.S.
Drug prohibition emerged at the same time as the discovery of film, and their histories intersect in interesting ways. This book examines the ideological assumptions…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-95706-9 (Routledge)
more information about Hooked: Drug War Films in Britain, Canada, and the U.S.
Family Life and Youth Offending
Home is Where the Hurt is
The contention that young people commit offences due to inadequate parenting and parental difficulties has been an abiding feature of the debates on juvenile offending.…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-40844-8 (Routledge)
Forthcoming Titles:
Security and Everyday Life
Edited by Vida Bajc, Willem de Lint
To be published November 15th 2010
Descriptions of Deviance
By Stephen Hester
To be published October 15th 2010
Social Class and Crime: A Biosocial Approach
By Anthony Walsh
To be published August 6th 2010
Violence, Prejudice and Sexuality
By Stephen Tomsen
To be published August 2nd 2010