Crime & Criminology Books

This is the story of Thomas McFadden, a small-time English drug smuggler who was arrested in Bolivia and thrown inside the notorious San Pedro prison. He found himself in a bizarre world, the prison reflecting all that is wrong with South American society.

How Law and Order Collapsed While Your Back Was Turned. Crime is modern Britain's obsession, every day brings another horrific news story: law-abiding men beaten to death outside their homes, teenagers stabbed in gang killings, young women raped and murdered by callous attackers. How did the country get like this? Inspector Gadget has the answer. Inspector Gadget is the pen-name of a serving ...

Presents the story of the Sicilian mafia, the world's most famous, most secretive and most misunderstood criminal fraternity. This book reconstructs the history of the Sicilian mafia from its origins, from the lemon groves and sulphur mines of Sicily, to the streets of Manhattan.

Takes us on a journey into the underworld. From Triad human traffickers in Dover and ecstasy factor owners in Liverpool, to Albanian vice barons in London and gun-toting teenage crack dealers in Birmingham, this work reveals the inside story of contemporary organised crime.

A memoir of prison breaks and adventure.

After leaving school at 14, Andrew Pritchard started out selling weed at house parties before moving on to run some of the biggest warehouse raves of the acid-house era. This book chronicles the rollicking life story of one of the most prolific smugglers of our time.

Tells the stories of men who have endured hunger and poverty as kids with crime and violence on every street corner and how they have survived to turn their lives around.

An introduction to criminology that is useful for the undergraduate student of criminology. This book is full of illustrations and is supported by a website.

Using the modern technology available to forensic science, crime scene investigators answer questions others never even thought to ask. This work presents 30 cases of forensic detective work. It also features a range of forensic techniques - genetic fingerprinting, blood splatter analysis, laser ablation, toxicology, and ballistics analysis.

The Mafia started as an alternative form of local government in the nineteenth century. But this first incarnation was crushed by Mussolini. This book examines these eras then addresses the 'third' Mafia and the allegations of Berlsuconi's connections to the underworld.

In addition to the history of the discipline and reviews of different theoretical perspectives, this book provides reviews of diverse topics as the criminal justice process, race and gender, crime statistics, and the media and crime. It is suitable for the teachers and students of criminology and is a sourcebook for professionals.

John Haase was sentenced to imprisonment for heroin-trafficking. But after Haase and his partner Paul Bennett had served only 11 months, then Home Secretary Michael Howard signed a Royal Pardon for their release. Graham Johnson interviewed Haase and has obtained a copy of his sworn affidavit revealing the truth behind the Royal Pardon scandal.

The Essex Boys firm was one of the most violent criminal gangs in Britain. This book returns to the scene of the murders and relives the bloody encounters of the gang. Divided by greed, bonded by the blood of their victims, Essex Boys' rise to the top of the criminal underworld was as dramatic as their final fall.

This is a picture of crime from within the ranks of the Hell's Angels, the Yardies, the Triads and the Yakuza, as well as the more traditional old-style East End gangs. It gives an insight into their initiation ceremonies, their methods, their money-raising tactics.

Throughout the 1950s, as the Cuban people laboured under a violently repressive regime, the mob-financed revelry in Havana never stopped. This book captures a unique chapter not only in the history of organised crime but also in the history of the United States.

Mad Frankie Fraser, one of the most notorious gangsters, takes us on a tour of Britain's criminal underworld. Here, he gives us the lowdown on crimes from up and down the country, and his take on crimes he was personally involved in and cases as yet unsolved.

Offers an introduction to crime analysis with crime mapping data and techniques for students and practitioners. Instead of focusing on specific technology or the use of it, this work focuses on concepts and practical examples of the concepts.

Examining and comparing original manuscripts - as well as the 1818 French edition by Etienne Dumont and the 1830 edition by Richard Smith - this title reveals that Dumont and Smith were more than editors and translators.

Broad coverage of the role of drugs in warfare and counterterrorism