Crime
And Society In England 1750 -1900
Edition:
3rd 2005
Author:
Clive Emsley
ISBN:
13: 978-0-582-78485-7
Publishers:
Pearson Longman
Price
£18.99
Publication
Date: 2005
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Crime
and Society in England, 1750-1900 draws on
recent research to assess the changes in the understanding of crime,
policing, the courts and penal sanctions in England as the country
industrialised and urbanised during the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries. The third edition brings the subject up-to-date by
reflecting recent shifts away from class towards gender analysis, and the
growing interest in violence as opposed to property crime.
This text is suitable for
undergraduate courses in modern English history and criminology courses
in law departments.
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Review
The fact that Professor Emsley’s book has reached a
third edition speaks volumes for its lasting appeal. Unlike works which purport to deal with events up to the present
time, new editions must, of necessity, have regard to the fruits of research
since the last edition was published.
Written with undergraduate students of modern English history and
criminology in mind, one of this edition’s stated purposes is to reflect
‘recent shifts away from class towards gender analysis and the growing interest
in violence as opposed to property crime’.
The book examines questions such as how much crime
existed, which crimes were most prevalent at particular times or in
particular places and, importantly,
whether economic and social change over time, fostered different kinds of
criminality.
It looks at the notions of ‘criminal classes’ and
‘professional criminals’, the changing roles of prosecutors, courts and the
police and questions of punishment and reformation. It follows that there is much of interest for those actively
involved in all stages of the criminal
process.
There is a
challenge to the notion that crime can be attributed to the behaviour of a
criminal ‘class’ or that changes in the criminal justice system resulted from
the vision of ‘far-sighted reformers’.
An intriguing chapter looks at detection and prevention from the
perspectives of ‘the old police and the new’.
As regards the latter, police historians are likely to
yearn for an examination of other topics which could well have fallen within
that chapter. For instance, what the
thinking was surrounding the initial organisation of county police forces in
which rural stations were sited in the villages around large estates owned by
members of the Standing Joint Committees.
Were the locations chosen out of personal interest or for some good
strategic reason? After all, many of
these stations remained operational throughout two world wars and beyond.
A particularly interesting chapter is entitled
‘Environmental Perceptions’ in which the only omission, if indeed it be one, is
the absence of any discussion of the fact that deprived environments also have
a knack of producing large numbers of law-abiding citizens as well as
dysfunctional ones.
Police historians would also be interested to know
something of the early history of drug dealing and addiction. After all, personal use amongst those
temporarily or permanently in funds was not uncommon in dock areas from early
Victorian times, while large scale importations were already in evidence by the
1920s.
Drawing attention to these ‘omissions’ is not intended
as a criticism of the book. It was
written for a specific audience and there was presumably a limit to the number
of topics which could be covered. On
the contrary, it is a recognition that the book attracts the attention of
others beyond the undergraduate body.
The question of early rural outstations, for example, is relevant
because from the 1960s they were to disappear with a radical change in policing
concepts. Similarly with the drug
issues. Addiction and dealing rose from
being side issues to become a predominant social issue involving the majority
of crimes against property and, in more recent times, inter-dealer homicide.
Similarly, an argument can also be made for the
inclusion of studies on the effects of early immigration on crime and of
parliamentary attitudes to the question of Irish Home Rule. Rightly or wrongly, the latter resulted in a
‘terrorist’ campaign lasting well over a century. Surely the undergraduate would benefit from an understanding of
how the burning issues of today and the recent past had their roots in the
period covered by the book?
While these subjects are covered in other works, it
would have been valuable to have Professor Emsley’s views in the context of his
chapter on policing perspectives. But
be that as it may, this is an excellent work with a wide appeal.
P
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Criminology Theory and
Context
Edition: 2nd
Author: John Tierney
ISBN: 1-405-82361-5
Publishers: Pearson
Price £24.99
Publication Date: December
2005
Publisher’s Title
Description
Our everyday worlds are
filled with reference to crime punishment discipline and the law but what do
these concepts actually mean? How have
these meanings and understandings been constructed and to what extent are they
shared by members of society? How have
criminologists attempted to explain and understand the phenomena of crime and
deviance? These are amongst the issues
and questions that Criminology: theory and context invites the reader to
re-examine.
This clear and rigorous
historical introduction to criminology combines an accessible style with depth
and scope to encourage a broad understanding of the discipline. Closely mapping the development of
criminology and criminological theory within a historical context, it provides
a logical structure and accessible framework through which students will absorb
the wider scope and development of the area, as well as the societal and
cultural influences that have shaped it.
New to this edition
Updated to reflect the
latest developments in criminal justice and the politics of law and order and
the New Right in the US
New material on social
capital theory, critical theory, feminist influences and cultural criminology,
globalisation, post- and late-modernity and the risk society
Relevant updates concerned
with the impact of the New Labour government since 1997
Generally updated statistics
and examples throughout
New in-text features
including key themes and annotated further reading
Key features
Historical, linear approach
provides a clear and digestible overview of the emergence and development of
the discipline
Criminological theory is
discussed in depth and interwoven with the empirical an context to provide a
cohesive and integrated whole
A broad range of data and
examples provide evidence for grounding for the analysis and theory
This text will be essential
reading for students of criminology criminological theory and criminal justice
and of key interest to students of sociology, law and the wider social
sciences.
CONTENTS
Preface,
Introduction, The organization of the book,
Selecting material
PART 1
PRELIMINARIES AND EARLY HISTORY
1. Criminology,
crime and deviance: some preliminaries
Key themes
Good old common
sense
Setting the
scene
Criminology
Crime
Deviance
Selected further
reading
2. Measuring
crime and criminality
Key themes
Official
statistics
The 'dark
figures' of crime
Public reporting
Changes in the
law
The role of the
police
Ways of seeing
The implications
for criminal statistics
Victim surveys
The usefulness
of criminal statistics
Local crime
surveys and left realism
3. Criminology
and criminologists up to World War Two
Key themes
Tree of sin,
tree of knowledge
The
criminological tree of knowledge: separating the tree from the wood
Classicism and
positivism
Positivist
criminology
The turn of the
century to the 1930s
Eugenics
Selected further
reading
PART II WORLD
WAR TWO TO THE MID-1960s
4. The
discipline of criminology and its context - 1
Key themes
The emergence of
criminology
Sociological
criminology
Sociological
criminology in Britain from the 1950s to the mid-1960s
Sociological
criminology in the United States
Selected further
reading
5. Social
disorganization and anomie
Key themes
The sociology
and criminology of Emile Durkheim (1858 - 1917)
The Chicago
School
Mertonian strain
theory
Selected further
reading
6. Strain,
subcultures and delinquency
Key themes
A.K. Cohen:
developments in the strain theory
R. Cloward and
L. Ohlin: opportunity knocks
Selected further
reading
7.
Criminological theory in Britain
Key themes
American
influences
Sociological
criminology in Britain
Developing a
British perspective
Cultural diversity
theory
Schools and the
'problem of adjustment'
Subcultural
theory: taking stock
Selected further
reading
PART III THE
MID-1980s TO THE EARLY 1970s
8. The
discipline of criminology and its context - 2
Key themes
The development
of sociological criminology in Britain
Teh break with
orthodoxy: the new deviancy
The New Left
Radicals and the
new deviancy: the impact on British criminology
Selected further
reading
9. New deviancy
theory: the interactinist approach to deviance
Key themes
Labelling theory
Learning to
become 'deviant'
Primary and
secondary deviancy
The
amplification of deviance
Conceptualising
deviance
Criticisms of
the new deviancy
Selected further
reading
PART IV THE
1970s
10. The
discipline of criminology and its context - 3
Key themes
Deviance and
politics
The sociology of
law: making laws, making deviants
Criminology in
the 1970s: other directions
Orthodox
criminology
Radical
critiques and the growth of the New Right
Selected further
reading
11. Post-new
deviancy and the new criminology
Key themes
Deviance and
power
American
conflict theory
Politicising
deviance
Critical
criminology
Marx and Engels
on crime
Taylor, Walton
and Yound and the politicisation of deviance
Politiczing
deviance: nuts, sluts, preverts ... and revolutionaries?
Youth subcultures
and politics
Critical
deviance: deviance, crime and power
Phenomenology
and criminology
Ethnomethodology
Control theory
Feminist
perspective and criminology
Selected further
reading
PART V THE 1980s
TO THE MID-1990s
12. The
discipline of criminology and its context - 4
Key themes
The shift to the
right in British politics
Criminology's
external history
Social
organization
The growth of
policy-oriented research
The nature and
context of research
Policy-oriented
research and the Left
Contemporary British
criminology
13.
Criminological theory
Key themes
Mainstream
criminology
Longitudinal
research and criminal careers
The historical
roots
Feminism and
criminology
Gender and crime
Administrative
criminology
Right-wing
criticism
Neo-positivism
Radical criminology
Critical
criminology and left realism
Final remarks on
this period
Postscript
Selected further
reading
PART VI THE
MID-1990s INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
14. The
discipline of criminology and its context - 5
Key themes
New Labour, old
problems
Restorative
justice
Social policy
and New Labour
Crime
prevention, crime reduction and community safety
Crime and
criminal justice: the wider context
Criminology in
the new millennium
Selected further
reading
15. Recent
developments in criminological theory
Key themes
Postmodernist
perspectives
Feminist
perspectives
Perspectives on
masculinities
Control
perspectives
Cultural
perspectives
Critical
perspectives
Final remarks
Selected further
reading
Postscript to
Chapter 15
References
Name index
Subject index
John Tierney is Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Applied Social
Sciences, University, of Durham.
The
Law of Criminal And Civil Evidence Principles And Practice
Edition:
1st
Authors:
Martin Hannibal & Lisa Mountford
ISBN:
0-582-43720-2
Publishers:
Pearson, Longman
Price
£32.99
Publication
Date: 2002
Publisher’s
Title Information
This comprehensive textbook is a major new introduction to
the law of both criminal and civil evidence. It develops readers' understanding
of the contemporary law of evidence in both a practical and an academic way by
examining and analysing the law in the context of the adversarial and managed
systems of criminal and civil justice. The authors present the subject in an
accessible and clear style that clarifies this difficult subject for both the
student reader encountering the law of evidence for the first time and for
those who need to build on or refresh their existing knowledge.
The
new approach of this book:
• Examines
the operation of the rules of civil and criminal evidence separately, giving a
clearer and fuller understanding of the different applications of the two
systems of rules;
• Examines
the operation of the rules of civil and criminal evidence in their procedural
and practical context, enabling a clearer understanding of the purpose and
application of the law of evidence in the adversarial and managed systems of
fact adjudication;
• Recognises
the academic foundation of the law of evidence whilst putting the operation of
the law in its practical context, enabling the reader to understand the
operation of the rules of evidence in the context of case analysis and preparation;
pre-trial procedures as well as the operation of the evidential rules at both a
civil and a criminal trial;
• Recognises
the dynamic nature of the modern law of English evidence by examining the
likely impact of important proposed legislative changes to the law of evidence,
including the Human Rights Act 1998.
The
Law of Criminal and Civil Evidence: Principles and Practice is an ideal
textbook for undergraduate law students taking options in the subject, for LPC
and BVC students of civil and criminal litigation and for those studying for
ILEX examinations or working as a paralegal. The text is also intended to be a
useful guide to legal practitioners during the early years of practice, as well
as those who encounter the law of evidence in a professional capacity including
police officers and expert witnesses.
The
Authors
Martin
Hannibal BA (Hons), LLM is a Barrister and Senior Lecturer in Law at
Staffordshire University Law School. He has wide experience of teaching and
examining the law of evidence on a range of academic, vocational and
professional courses as well as practising law.
Lisa
Mountford LLB, JP is a Solicitor and Senior Lecturer in Law at Staffordshire
University Law School. She has considerable experience in lecturing to students
at undergraduate and postgraduate level and in delivering seminars and lectures
to practitioners.
Criminal Law
Edition:
6th2006
Authors:
Catherine Elliott and Frances Quinn
ISBN:
1-405-83528-1
Publishers:
Pearson, Longman
Price
£21.99
Publication
Date:
Publisher’s
Title Information
Elliott
and Quinn's popular and established textbook, Criminal Law, provides students
with a comprehensive, yet concise, overview of the law in this area. It is regularly updated to ensure that
students keep abreast of current legal developments. It provides a lively, clear and accurate explanation of the law,
presented in a systematic and logical order for learning and revision.
The sixth edition is fully updated with new case law and
developments in criminal law, including:
The
conflict between the House of Lords and the Privy Council on the approach to be
taken to the defence of provocation.
The
liability of drug dealers for manslaughter when a drug user dies (R v Kennedy
(No. 2) (2005)).
Criminal
liability of a person for recklessly infecting another with HIV.
Features:
Clear
explanation of the current law in plain English so that students can understand
the subject.
Critical
analysis of existing laws and reform options to encourage students' analytical
skills.
Descriptions
of the law in its socio-legal context to bring the subject' to life:
Guidelines
for answering exam questions and a chapter on exam technique aids students'
exam preparation.
End
of chapter summaries highlight the main points, and end of chapter further
reading suggestions encourage wider exploration of the subject area.
Companion
Website www.pearsoned.co.uk/elliottquinn
with regular case and legislation updates, weblinks, interactive questions, a
glossary and key term flashcards, as well as additional problems and questions
for lecturers which can be set as student assignments.
The
Authors
Catherine
Elliott is a qualified Barrister and Lecturer in Law at City University. She
has extensive experience of teaching law.
Frances
Quinn is an award-winning journalist and journal editor, with a particular
interest and experience in law.
"Thanks the book is really useful for my A level studies." Daniel Carney, 2006/12/4
Criminal
law
Edition:
7th
Author:
MICHAEL JEFFERSON
ISBN:
1-405-81225-7
Publishers:
Price
£28.99
Publication
Date: 2006
Publisher's Title Information
Michael Jefferson's Criminal Law provides an accessible
and contextual approach to the main principles and offences of criminal law.
Throughout the book judgments and the scope of individual offences are
evaluated, and reform options are discussed, including proposals
from
Law Commission Consultation Papers and Reports. The new edition has been
restructured to follow the majority of syllabuses, and is fully up-to-date with
key legislation such as the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and important case
decisions.
Key
Features
Comprehensive
coverage within a manageable format.
Accessible
and contextual approach.
Reform
options are considered to encourage students to think critically about future
directions in criminal law.
Consideration
of cases from US and Commonwealth jurisdictions allow students to reflect on UK
perspectives within a global context.
Companion
Website with regular updates ensures the book remains as current as possible.
The Companion Website may be found at www.pearsoned.co.uk/fsts.
New
To This Edition
The
order of topics has changed to follow the majority of syllabuses.
Incorporates
significant new case law and legislation, including the Sexual Offences Act
2003 and the House of Lords decision in G concerning objective or Caldwell
recklessness.
New
text design and clearer headings allow students to follow the text with ease.
The
Author
Michael
Jefferson MA (Oxon.), BCL, is Director of Learning and Teaching Development
attached to the Faculty of Law and Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of
Sheffield. He was the Chair of the Association of Law Teachers in 2004-5 and
has many years' experience of teaching criminal and employment law. He has
written articles in a number of academic and professional Legal journals, is a
contributor to an encyclopedia of employment law and has written four other
books on the topic including one on restraint of trade.
About
this series
Longman's
established Foundation Studies in Law Series prides itself on its clarity of
content, engaging case summaries and reference to contemporary issues. With
coverage ideally suited to undergraduate and graduate diploma law students, and
a wealth of learning support, these texts do more for students of law.
Core
Issues In Policing
Edition:
Second Edition
Author:
Editors, Frank Leishman, Barry Loveday,
Professor Stephen P Savage,
ISBN:
056236966x
Publishers
Pearson Education
Price: £27.99
Publication
Date: 2000
Publisher's Title information
The
Publishers claim that "Core Issues in Policing" has quickly
established itself as one of the leading academic books on policing in the UK.
The book is ideal for those studying policing per se or as part of wider
studies in criminology and criminal justice. Written and edited by a team of
nationally and internationally regarded academic specialists and senior police
officers, this fully revised and expanded second edition offers a unique
perspective on contemporary policing, with new contributions on such
cutting-edge issues as accountability, policy making, police and the media, the
core functions debate, transnational dimensions, policing drugs and 'cop
culture'. In addition, a broader introduction and focus on the future add to
its value, both as a course textbook and a useful resource for researchers and
practitioners.
Core
Issues in Policing is suitable for students on undergraduate and postgraduate
programmes in criminology and criminal justice where policing or police studies
is an option. It will also appeal to those studying policing as part of law,
sociology, social policy, public order, crime prevention and security
management courses. New police service recruits following the National
Certificate of Higher Education in Police Studies qualification will also find
this book invaluable.
The
editors
Frank
Leishman, Principal Lecturer in Criminology, Southampton Institute, Barry
Loveday, Principal Lecturer in Criminal Justice Studies, University of
Portsmouth, and Professor Stephen P Savage, Director of the Institute of
Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth.
Policing
Britain, Risk, Security and Governance
Longman
Criminology Series
Author:
Les Johnson
Series
editor Tim Newburn
ISBN: 0-582-29886-5
Publishers
Pearson Education
Price: £25.99
Publication
Date: 2000
Publisher's Title Information
This
exciting new book has three aims: to provide an analysis of the changing forms
and functions of British policing; to consider the processes which have given
rise to those changes; and to examine their implications for policing, society
and governance. The central theme is the transition from modern to late modern
policing in Britain, as well as in Europe, North America and elsewhere. A key
element of this transition is the fragmentation of policing into diverse forms.
For that reason the book examines both public policing and the commercial,
municipal and civil forms which operate alongside it.
Les
Johnson is a leading authority in the field of police studies. He is a Professor in Criminology at the
Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, University of Portsmouth.
The
English Police - A Political and Social History
Cover.
'An Arrest'- detail from 'Scenes from the life of a London Policeman', drawn by
Robert Barnes c.1890. Reproduced by courtesy of the Metropolitan Police Museum.
Edition:
2nd 1996
Author:
Clive Emsley
ISBN: 0582257689
Publishers
Pearson Education
Price: £16.99 RRP UK paperback
Publication
Date: 1996
Publisher's Title Information
"This broad and comprehensive coverage of the
history of the English police that includes its prehistory and takes us up to
the present is set to become the new standard text. ... Within the
historiography, Emsley places himself halfway, between the traditionalists'
account of progress enacted by far-seeing reformers and the radicals who
regarded police legislation and powers as enactments in the interests of the
ruling class. His book, he declares, is an attempt by a `„fly liberal' to write
a history of the police critical of the traditional Whig view but equally
sceptical of the idea that the police can best be regarded as an instrument of
class power. In this aim he succeeds admirably...
Here is a historian whose knowledge of English policing history over the whole
of the period is second to now."
So
wrote Barbara Weinberger in the British Journal of Criminology of this distinguished
book - the first comprehensive history of the origins and development of the
police in England since the subject first began to be explored seriously by
historians in the 1970s. Much of it is based on the rich and still largely
unexplored archives which remain in police hands.
The
bulk of the book charts the development of the modern police force
chronologically, and considers policing from above. It explores the impact of
legislation and political action on policing at both national and local levels,
and investigates the claim that the English police were non-political and never
subject to political control. In his final section, however, Clive Emsley examines
policing from below, looking at the changing experience of police work and
police life since the early nineteenth century. He discusses what kind of
people joined police forces over the years, what their tasks were, and how successfully
they achieved them. The book concludes with a discussion of what - if anything -
distinguishes the English bobby from his European and North American
counterparts.
This
welcome Second Edition offers The English Police in paperback, and under the
Longman imprint, for the first time. The text has been fully revised to take
account of recent scholarship; the story has been updated to the end of 1995;
and there is valuable statistical material in a new appendix.
"readable,
well-informed and up-to-date... it supplements, and in many areas will replace,
TA.Critchley's History of Police in England and Wales as the standard text.
" Stanley H. Palmer, Albion
"This
is a scrupulously fair and well-reasoned account, enlivened and strengthened by
Emsley's research on many local forces, his interviews with retired policemen,
and his knowledge of the national and international context of police history.
It will be welcomed and enjoyed by students, teachers and woolly liberals
everywhere. "Stephen Inwood,
London Journal
Clive
Emsley is Professor of History at the Open University and President of the International
Association for the History of Crime and Criminal justice.
Criminal Law Doctrine and
Theory
Longman Law Series
Edition: 2nd 2003
Author: William Wilson
Editorial Advisory Board
Professor I.H. Dennis
(University College London) Professor R.W. Rideout (University College London)
Professor J.A. Usher (University of Edinburgh)
ISBN: 0-582-47301-2
ISBN 13 9780582473010
Publishers: Pearson
Price £36.99
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher's Title Information
Criminal Law: Doctrine and Theory is suitable for
students on undergraduate, CPE, and postgraduate courses, providing coverage of key topic areas as well as extensive
analysis and evaluation.It explains the dynamic nature of the
law, the reasoning and rationale behind judicial development of the criminal
law and the significance of the codification project. Students will benefit
from chapter summaries and hypothetical cases designed to help them navigate
their way through this growing and increasingly complex field of law. Scholars
will benefit from the integration of the discussion of the theory underlying
the law in a detailed study of substantive criminal law.
The second edition has been
fully revised and updated, including the following features:
New section on the Human
Rights Act
Important new cases taken
account of, including, in particular, Woollin (murder and intention); Morgan
Smith (provocation); Hinks (theft); B (a minor) and K (strict liability) and A
(conjoined twins) (necessity)
Simplified text and
structure to some chapters to ensure maximum accessibility of more complex
areas
Chapters 6 and 18 revised
and extended to accommodate new material and insights.
William Wilson is Reader in
Criminal Law, Queen Mary College, University of London.
Reviews of the first edition
'The style of the book is
approachable and humorous... (The) integration of the discussion of complex
theories into an analysis of the case law is particularly impressive...
Criminal Law: Doctrine and Theory is a welcome addition to the range of
criminal law textbooks... and will no doubt be popular and successful.' Cambridge Law Journal
Crime and Criminal Justice
Policy
Edition: 2nd 2003
Author: Tim Newburn
ISBN: 058236955X
ISBN 13 9780582369559
Publishers: Pearson
Price £20.99
Publication Date: 25 Sep
2003
Publisher's Title Information
Crime and Criminal Justice Policy, 2nd Edition, is a
comprehensive introduction to the history of criminal justice and penal policy
in Britain. From the emergence of the
modern penal system to the most recent developments, this book examines the
sources and nature of change and asks what the future holds for criminal
justice policy. It has quickly
established itself as a thorough and user-friendly introduction to the
field. The book covers not just
sentencing, probation and prison services but also policing, youth justice,
crime prevention and the issues surrounding the treatment of victims by the
criminal justice system.
This new edition provides a
substantial update and revision, and records the major changes in criminal
justice policy and legislation over the last decade, particularly those
introduced by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, the Youth Justice and Criminal
Evidence Act 1999, and the Police Reform Act 2002. There is also an entirely new chapter on crime prevention and
community safety and the new edition takes an extended and critical look at
criminal justice and penal policy under New Labour.
Crime and Criminal Justice
Policy is a key text for all undergraduate and postgraduate students of
criminology and criminal justice, as well as those of social policy, sociology,
criminal law, social work and youth work.
It has also proved an invaluable reference for probation officers,
police officers, social workers, youth workers, as well as other professionals
and volunteers working in criminal justice.
Tim Newburn is Professor of
Criminology and Social Policy at the London School of Economics and Political
Science. He has published widely on
policing, youth justice and criminal justice policy and is the author of 18
books.
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"This is an
outstanding introduction to the history, development and current issues of
some key areas of criminal justice policy in England and Wales...It is well
written, easy to follow...A superb student text but also a most for anyone
new to the field." - Labour Campaign for Criminal Justice
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