This exciting book presents 50 key facts related to crime and criminal justice policy in Britain. Offering thought-provoking insights into the study of crime, this fascinating "go to" book reveals the myths and realities of crime in contemporary Britain.

The chilling tale of The Teacup Poisoner, Graham Young.

Focusing on criminology scholarship, this volume provides scholars with a review of literature on several major branches of criminology as well as examples of how critical criminologists apply their theoretical perspectives to substantive topics, such as drugs, interpersonal violence, and rural crime.

A thrilling account of a crime that defined a decade from the bestselling author of The Run of His Life (the book behind The People vs OJ Simpson).

The chilling official true story of Fred West's horrific lives and crimes - with exclusive access to his own autobiography, diaries, videotapes and police interviews . . .

A comprehensive introduction to all the key topics, criminological theories, and important themes that students will cover when studying criminology and criminal justice.

Saturday, 23rd November 2013. It was just another day in America. And as befits an unremarkable day, ten children and teens were killed by gunfire. This book explores the way these children lived and lost their short lives, offering a searing portrait of the vulnerability of youth in contemporary America.

Leading experts provide the first available textbook on Applied Criminology for students of criminology.

Armed robbery is regarded as one of the most serious crimes, and is widely reported in the media. This book provides an account of armed robbery, based on research with 350 robbers in prison, and on work with two police armed response units - from the Metropolitan and South Yorkshire Police.

A history of a century of women, punishment and crime in HM Prison Holloway.

All the President's Men meets Philomena: the investigation that inspired the Oscar-nominated film Spotlight

Inside the twisted mind of Ian Huntley, and the infamous Soham murders.

A controversial and inspirational true life story that details the appalling prejudice faced by the most senior BAME officer in the London Metropolitan police force.

Accessible and portable, this Handbook provides all counter-terrorism practitioners with an authoritative, operational guide to anti-terrorism legislation. It also contains important contextual chapters on the counter-terrorism operational framework, the national structures and strategies, and the role and functions of key agencies.

One Sunday morning in 1993 a 16-year-old girl named Eliza Claps goes missing from a church in the centre of Potenza, Italy. Shortly before her disappearance, Elisa had met Danilo Restivo, a strange local boy with a fetish for cutting women's hair on the back of buses. This book deals with this true crime case.

Bobby Teale and his brothers, David and Alfie, were the three men the Kray twins trusted most. They weren't in the Firm, they were closer than that. They were old family friends, confidants, companions... But then things changed.

Charles Bronson is surely the best-known prisoner in the British penal system, and has served for far longer than any sentence he might have been awarded for an armed robbery that netted him GBP26.

This title provides a systematic account of burglary, focusing on the crime in the first of the book, and on policy responses in the second part. It is intended for both students of criminology and criminal justice, and practitioners in policing and crime prevention.