Criminology and Criminal Justice

Offender Reentry: Beyond Crime and Punishment
Elaine Gunnison and Jacqueline B. Helfgott

In this comprehensive exploration of the core issues surrounding offender reentry, Elaine Gunnison and Jacqueline Helfgott highlight the constant tension between policies meant to ensure    More >

Responding to School Violence: Confronting the Columbine Effect
Glenn W. Muschert, Stuart Henry, Nicole L. Bracy, and Anthony A. Peguero, editors

Why do so many school antiviolence programs backfire? And why do policymakers keep making the same mistakes? The authors of Responding to School Violence examine the pervasive rise of school    More >

Policing and Prosecuting Sexual Assault: Inside the Criminal Justice System
Cassia Spohn and Katharine Tellis

Cassia Spohn and Katharine Tellis assess the criminal justice system's response to sexual assault, exploring the complex dynamics that shape the actions of police and prosecutors. The    More >

Battered Women Doing Time: Injustice in the Criminal Justice System
Rachel Zimmer Schneider

When is killing an abusive partner an act of murder, and when is it self-defense? How does our criminal justice system deal with battered women who kill, and to what effect? Rachel Schneider    More >

Cashing In on Crime: The Drive to Privatize California State Prisons
Karyl Kicenski

What explains the boom in private prisons—especially since the record of privatization for rehabilitating prisoners and saving taxpayer dollars is, at best, mixed? Karyl Kicenski    More >

Girls and Violence: Tracing the Roots of Criminal Behavior
Judith A. Ryder

Seeking to better understand the processes that push teenage girls to acts of criminal violence, Judith Ryder explores the relationship between disrupted emotional bonds and violent    More >

Meth Mania: A History of Methamphetamine
Nicholas L. Parsons

Ice. Methedrine. Crank. Crystal. Whatever its guise, the social and political contexts of methamphetamine share a certain uniqueness. Nicholas Parsons chronicles the history and mythology of    More >

Sex in Prison: Myths and Realities
Catherine D. Marcum and Tammy L. Castle, editors

Despite being deemed an illegal activity, participation in sexual activity behind prison walls is a frequent occurrence. Catherine Marcum and Tammy Castle provide a comprehensive study of    More >

Religious Faith in Correctional Contexts
Kent R. Kerley

Kent Kerley explores the issue of religion in prison, offering a rich portrait of religious practices and their impacts. Kerley shows how offenders of all stripes use faith to adapt and    More >

Senior Citizens Behind Bars: Challenges for the Criminal Justice System
John J. Kerbs and Jennifer M. Jolley, editors

Within two decades—if not sooner—at least one in three prisoners in the US will be a "senior citizen." Our prisons, however, were designed for a much younger    More >

Confronting School Bullying: Kids, Culture, and the Making of a Social Problem
Jeffrey W. Cohen and Robert A. Brooks

Is bullying an innocent part of growing up ... or a serious problem requiring large-scale policy remedies? What is behind our rapidly changing perceptions of  "acceptable"    More >

Disrupting Criminal Networks: Network Analysis in Crime Prevention
Gisela Bichler and Aili E. Malm, editors

Tackling issues that range from disruptive street gangs to online illicit markets, the authors use the insights of network analysis—a sophisticated methodology for illuminating    More >

Race and Justice: Wrongful Convictions of African American Men
Marvin D. Free, Jr. and Mitch Ruesink

Choice Outstanding Academic Book! In this investigation of some 350 wrongful convictions of African American men, Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink critically examine how issues of race    More >

Muslims in US Prisons: People, Policy, Practice
Nawal H. Ammar, editor

How realistic are media portrayals of radical, "homegrown" Islamic terrorists filling US prisons? With prisons a fertile recruiting ground for Islam, what impact does the religion    More >

Crime, Justice, and Society: An Introduction to Criminology, 4th edition
Ronald J. Berger, Marvin D. Free, Jr., Melissa Deller, and Patrick K. O’Brien

Now fully revised, Crime, Justice, and Society is designed not only to introduce students to the core issues of criminology, but also to help them think critically about    More >

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