Focusing on the perspectives of conventional criminologists, this text provides a critical introduction to international criminology through examples from the US, UK, and Australia. It explores key concepts, vocabulary, and findings while addressing underlying issues within the field. Covering theoretical traditions, historical contexts, and contemporary practices, it serves as an essential resource for undergraduates and a valuable refresher for advanced students, making it a comprehensive guide to understanding international crime research.
The book offers a critical analysis of the transformation of higher education in Britain, America, and Australia since the 1980s. It challenges the prevailing notion that universities have become businesses in a competitive market, arguing instead that contradictory government policies and new public management practices have led to a misguided perception of market-driven governance. The author highlights the negative consequences of this shift, including costly rebranding efforts and a troubling emphasis on customer satisfaction metrics that undermine educational integrity.
The collection features four morally corrupt men facing the wrath of scornful women who exact revenge in shocking ways. Each story delves into themes of madness and retribution, showcasing the lengths to which these women will go to reclaim their power. With a seductive and chilling tone, the author crafts a mesmerizing narrative that explores the dark side of human nature and the consequences of betrayal.
In the picturesque town of Cedar Grove, a sinister presence intertwines the lives of its residents. Seventeen-year-old Kathleen faces bullying from her peers, while newcomers Alex and Bethany uncover dark secrets linked to their inexplicably cheap home. Meanwhile, Brian's online infatuation leads him to unexpected truths. As these characters navigate their challenges, the unsettling anomaly lurking in the town subtly manipulates their fates, revealing the hidden dangers of Cedar Grove.
The book explores the contradiction within liberal-democratic states that profess to uphold freedom of expression while simultaneously criminalizing dissent. It delves into the underlying fear and delusion that drive these governments to prioritize security, aiming to safeguard a perceived political order against differing opinions and disagreements. Through this lens, it critiques the tension between democratic ideals and the reality of state repression.
Focusing on the voices of disadvantaged youth born since the early 1980s, the book documents their struggles with rising unemployment and inequality. It examines how public policies in the USA, UK, France, Spain, and Australia have contributed to this generational disadvantage, providing a critical analysis of the socio-economic challenges faced by these young individuals.
Exploring the theme of self-worth and emotional dependency, this book delves into the dynamics of relationships where one partner's happiness hinges on fulfilling the other's needs. It encourages readers to examine their own feelings and behaviors, promoting the importance of self-care and balance in relationships. Through insightful guidance, it aims to empower individuals to cultivate their own happiness, fostering healthier connections with their partners.
This book offers a distinctive and novel approach to state-sponsored violence, one of the major problems facing humanity in the previous and now the twenty-first century. It addresses the question: how is it possible that large numbers of ordinary men and women are able to do the killing, torturing and violence that defines crimes against humanity? In his striking analysis, Rob Watts shows how and why states, of all political persuasions, engage in crimes against humanity, including: genocide, homicide, torture, kidnapping, illegal surveillance and detention. This book advances a new interpretive frame. It argues against the 'civilizing process' model, showing how both states and social sciences like sociology and criminology have been complicit in splitting 'the social' from 'the ethical' while accepting too complacently that modern states are the exemplars of morality and rationality. The book makes the case that it is possible to bring together in the one interpretative frame, our understanding of social action involving personal motivation and ethical responsibility and patterns of collective social action operating in terms of the agencies of 'the State'. Rob Watts identifies and charts the pathways of action and 'practical' (i.e. ethical) judgements which the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity constructed for themselves to make sense of what they were doing. At once challenging and highly accessible, the book reveals the policy-making processes that produce state crime as well as showing how ordinary people do the state's dirty work
