Showing titles in Criminology

This gripping true crime journey exposes the psychological motives and systemic corruption haunting Southern Africa. Perfect for a thrilling commute, these unsettling narratives transport you from desolate border posts to bustling coastal cities where detectives hunt for justice. Discover the...

Plunge into unsettling true crime investigations and gripping survival stories that expose a nation's darkest secrets. Perfect for an intense commute or a deep-focus listening session, this chilling narrative tracks the collision of ordinary lives with extraordinary violence. Follow determined...

Experience a tense white-collar crime anthology where illicit cash fuels a gripping web of corporate fraud and greed. Perfect for an immersive daily commute, this suspenseful narrative exposes the hidden machinery of dirty money flowing through ordinary systems. Follow desperate insiders...

Master the art of financial investigation to expose corporate fraud and track concealed monetary deception. Perfect for your daily commute, this accessible guide transforms dry numbers into a high-stakes hunt for hidden assets. Learn to think like a corporate detective and spot the subtle red...

Step past true crime myths and master the forensic science of behavioral analysis to decode the criminal mind. Perfect for your daily commute or an intense late-night listening session, this gripping exploration trades Hollywood dramatization for the disciplined, suspenseful reality of active...

Master cyber investigations and decode digital evidence to track hackers and solve high-stakes technology crimes. Perfect for focused morning commutes or late-night studying, this immersive audio journey transforms complex cybersecurity concepts into an intuitive narrative. Step directly into...

Track the chilling true crime history of forensic science, watching ancient clues evolve into modern DNA breakthroughs. This gripping narrative thrusts you into the center of pivotal murder investigations that forever transformed criminal justice. Perfect for your daily commute or an intense...

Trade sensational true crime myths for the grounded, analytical reality of building a career in forensic science. Perfect for your morning commute, this realistic guide reveals exactly what happens when evidence travels from a gritty crime scene to the courtroom. Whether you are a curious...

Step past the yellow tape into a gripping true crime investigation where real forensic science solves the darkest cases. Perfect for an immersive daily commute, this analytical journey separates Hollywood myth from the rigorous reality of crime scene processing. Walk the exact path of a modern...

This book aims to describe and demystify what makes criminal gangs so culturally powerful. It examines their codes of conduct, initiation rites, secret communications methods, origin myths, symbols, and the like that imbue the gangsters with the pride and nonchalance that goes hand in hand with...

The criminal justice system is diverse and complex and raises questions about the use of imprisonment, the effects of capital punishment, the purposes of sentencing, and the role of the victim. In this Very Short Introduction, Julian V. Roberts discusses all stages of the criminal justice system...

The injustice and cruelty of the US carceral system find their barbaric apogee in the practice of solitary confinement. Once deemed a form of torture by the US Supreme Court, "the hole" is still wrongly used as a solution to prison overcrowding and violence. But locking someone in a cell the...

This groundbreaking work takes readers deep into the world of police oversight and reveals what really happens when everyday people try to hold the police accountable. When you think about the police, who do you think of: Do you think of one officer, or the police as an institution? From movies...

Gives voice to the Black women whose lives were devastated by the carceral system and sheds powerful light on its slavery-based roots to transform how we think about mass incarceration For readers of Michelle Alexander, Anglea Y. Davis, and Clint Smith A Ms. Magazine "Most Anticipated Feminist...

Bloomsbury presents The Deserving, written and read by Elizabeth Vartkessian. A groundbreaking new take on the American justice system from one of its unknown revolutionaries, offering a powerful new vision of responsibility, punishment, and repair. "The first book I’m aware of to pull back...

Freakonomics for criminal justice, The Science of Second Chances presents a groundbreaking approach to criminal justice reform, revealing how small-scale interventions can reduce people’s chances of reoffending and break the incarceration cycle. When criminal justice expert Jennifer Doleac...

Bloomsbury presents El Narco by Ioan Grillo, read by Paul Thornley. "Essential reading."-Steve Coll, NewYorker.com A gripping, sobering account of how Mexican drug gangs have transformed into a criminal insurgency that threatens the nation's democracy and reaches across to the United States. The...

From Pulitzer Prize–winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America’s most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida, where a young man’s life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, “the master of the legal thriller” (Associated Press) teams up with Jim McCloskey, “the godfather of the innocence movement” (Texas Monthly), to share ten harrowing true stories of...

A New York Times bestseller, the shocking story of one of the few people born in a North Korean political prison to have escaped and survived. Blaine Harden's latest book, King of Spies, will be available from Viking in Fall 2017. North Korea is isolated and hungry, bankrupt and belligerent. It...