November 23rd, 2013. It was just another day in America; an unremarkable Saturday on which ten children and teens were killed by gunfire. It was just another day in the death of America, where on a daily average - seven children and teens are killed by guns. The author picked this day at random, searched for their families and tells their stories.

Focusing on comparative criminal justice, this book examines the ways different countries and jurisdictions deal with the main stages and elements in the criminal justice process, from policing through to sentencing. It provides the reader with an understanding of the globalisation of justice and standards of the administration of justice.

Arthur and George meets The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: how the creator of Sherlock Holmes overturned one of the great miscarriages of justice.

This title is designed to help you to relate all the reading and study throughout your course specifically to exam and assignment situations. Understand quickly what is required, organise your revision, and learn the keypoints with ease, to get the grades you need. Tested with examiners and students.

A leading book on corruption worldwide and the regulation of public life, this new edition keeps pace with the latest case law, regulations, and initiatives relating to corruption and the misuse of office. It also offers insightful analysis on both domestic and international efforts to combat corruption from a wide array of perspectives.

This title is concerned with issues arising from developments in crime control. Criminologists explore the links between crime and risks through a range of themes, from the deptiction of crime in the media to the dilemmas of policing, to the punitvences of criminal justice systems.

Criminal and Social Justice provides an important insight into the relationship between social inequality, crime and criminalisation.

Offers a basic grounding in criminal justice, alongside pointers to further reading and advice on study skills. This title provides summaries of the course curriculum to aid exam revision and essay planning; key summaries of the approach taken by the main textbooks on the course; and guidance on the study skills required to pass the course.

Sanders and Young's Criminal Justice is an engaging account and a rigorous critique of the criminal justice system, drawing on a wide breadth of research in the field.

This text aims to encourage students to develop a deeper understanding of the context and the current workings of the criminal justice system. It offers a review of the major philosophical aims and sociological theories of punishment, the history of justice and punishment and the developing perspective of victimology.

The 5th edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the Criminal Justice system. Fully up to date, it combines a description of the major agencies involved in the control of crime and the pursuit of justice with an introduction to criminal justice theory and key concepts in English criminal law.

A dictionary that deals with criminal justice from a UK perspective. It provides a comprehensive guide to the various aspects of the British criminal justice system, including its historical context and contemporary operations. It is suitable for both students and practitioners of criminal justice.

Effective Communication in Criminal Justice is the perfect companion for any criminal justice course that discusses communication and writing. Authors Robert E. Grubb and K. Virginia Hemby teach students how to be both effective writers and communicators-essential skills for anyone interested in criminal justice.

This is the definitive text on employment law for the adviser. Thoroughly updated since the 8th edition this remains uniquely focused on the claimant, providing up-to-date coverage of UK and European employment and discrimination law.

Anyone appearing before an employment tribunal for the first time is faced with many procedures and rules that can confuse and mystify. Employment Tribunal Claims brings together practical guidance with an extensive collection of precedents to equip the claimant and his/her adviser with the tools and tactics to win their cases.

A book on employment law for those studying human resource management, a business degree programme or the CIPD's employment law specialist elective. It covers the key areas of employment law from the formation of contracts of employment to the preservation of human rights.

A highly personal criticism of the British legal system, its courts, its judges and its procedures. It takes women as the key example, showing how they have been adversely affected by images of women held by both lawyers and jurors. The author created the award-winning TV series, "Blind Justice".

The third edition of this work on family law, comprising text, cases and materials, provides not only an explication of legal principle but also explores, primarily from a feminist perspective, some of the assumptions about, and constructions of, gender, sexual orientation, class and culture that underlie the law.

The Family Law & Society; Cases & Materials is an invaluable resource for students. Produced by an esteemed author team, it provides a wealth of carefully selected materials offering an overview of the social, economic, and political trends which have come to shape the law and contemporary family life.

A guide for police officers of all ranks, designed to prepare them for attending court. This work demystifies and explains the court process. It covers the main features and processes of the four relevant courts for police officers - the Magistrate's Court, the Crown Court, the Youth Court and the Coroner's Court.

Drawing on many years' experience of working in victim support, probation, mediation and restorative practices, Marian Liebmann uses pertinent case examples to illustrate how restorative justice can be used effectively to work with crime and its effects. Liebmann also examines how restorative justice is practised around the world.

Aged 15 and on track to be an Olympic gymnast, Lucia Osborne-Crowley was violently raped on a night out. The injuries she sustained that evening ended her gymnastics career, and eventually manifested in life-long chronic illnesses, which medical professionals now believe can be caused by untreated trauma.