Crimes Criminals category: 7162 books
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Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
In Developmental Theories of Crime and Delinquency, Terence P. Thornberry and his contributors show that criminal behavior is not a static human attribute, but ebbs and flows over the life course of the individual. Criminal behavior tends to follow a distinct psychological pattern. It is relatively...
Contemporary Perspectives on the Detection, Investigation and Prosecution of Art Crime
Australasian, European and North American Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2016
In the world of law enforcement art and antiquity crime has in the past usually assumed a place of low interest and priority. That situation has now slowly begun to change on both the local and international level as criminals, encouraged in part by the record sums now being paid for art treasures,...
A New Criminal Type in Jakarta
Counter-Revolution Today
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 1998
In A New Criminal Type in Jakarta, James T. Siegel studies the dependence of Indonesia’s post-1965 government on the ubiquitous presence of what he calls criminality, an ensemble of imagined forces within its society that is poised to tear it apart. Siegel, a foremost authority on Indonesia, interprets...
by Michael H. Stone, MD
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
FROM NARCISSISM TO AGGRESSION, AN ORIGINAL LOOK AT THE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND BEHAVIORS THAT CONSTITUTE EVILIn this groundbreaking book, renowned psychiatrist Michael H. Stone explores the concept and reality of evil from a new perspective. In an in-depth discussion of the personality traits and behaviors...
The Crimes and trials of OJ SIMPSON
True Crime
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
He had it all, Fame, Celebrity and money. OJ Simpson was a household name around the world. Professional football player, football broadcaster turned actor, Simpson had the world at his feet but it all went wrong in 1995 when Simson was arrested and charged with the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson...
Mass Killers
Compelled to Destroy
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2011
Mass Killers investigates those addicted to death. Many killers have become dangerously hooked on the thrill of the kill, driving them to commit even more extreme acts of violence in pursuit of their drug of choice - the suffering of others. This fascinating book is not for the faint hearted. It contains...
Most Famous Hollywood Murder Crimes
True Crime Series, #9
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2015
Hollywood; playground of the rich and famous, and home to many of the movie industry’s biggest stars. However, beneath the glitz and glamour there exists a murky undercurrent of murder and deception.
Over the years, Hollywood residents have been witness to a number of unexplained and premature...
Murders that Made Headlines
Crimes of Indiana
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2017
This fascinating chronicle of murder in the Hoosier State paints a chilling portrait of the American Midwest from mid-19th century to the Jazz Age.
In Murders that Made Headlines, Jane Simon Ammeson uncovers a grizzly history of crime in Indiana, offering a stark contrast to the nostalgic...
Crimes of Passion
An Unblinking Look at Murderous Love
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
Thirty real-life accounts of passion gone lethally wrong
Celebrated mystery writer Howard Engel traces the history of the crime of passion through France, England, Canada, and the United States in his first nonfiction book. The story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in England, is explored...
Hate Crimes Revisited
America's War On Those Who Are Different
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2009
Hate crimes-violence aimed at individuals because they are members of a particular group-were once considered the rare illegal actions of a small but vocal assortment of extremists who thrived on hating minorities. No more. In this new book by two of the country's leading experts on hate crimes, published...
Serial Killers: True Crime Stories Of The Most Vicious Serial Killers In History
Serial Killers True Crime, #1
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2018
Why do they kill? What joy do serial killers get from murdering other people in such a brutal manner? Worse still, many of these serial killers end up murdering innocent children? What traumatic experience in their life made them so emotionally stunted that they enjoy the death of such pure innocence?
Hundreds...
Crimes of the Century
New York, Notorious USA
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2015
From the New York Times bestselling series!
With photos!
Welcome to New York, Notorious USA! The Empire State has witnessed many unique and perverse crimes. Quite a few triggered international headlines. This is where the phrase “serial killer” was born – for good reason! From...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2010
International crime and justice is an emerging field that covers international and transnational crimes that have not been the focus of mainstream criminology or criminal justice. This book examines the field from a global perspective. It provides an introduction to the nature of international and...
Crimes Against Nature
Environmental Criminology and Ecological Justice
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Crimes Against Nature provides a systematic account and analysis of the key concerns of green criminology, written by one of the leading authorities in the field. The book draws upon the disciplines of environmental studies, environmental sociology and environmental management as well as criminology...