The Tragic Role of American Culture and Society in Mass Shootings
Edited by Eric Madfis and Adam Lankford
Looking beyond guns and mental illness to the deeper causes of mass shootings
362 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 15 figures
Fussin', Cussin', and Discussin' among South Los Angeles Juvenile Gangs
John C. Quicker and Akil S. Batani-Khalfani
A historical analysis of South Los Angeles juvenile gang life as revealed by those who were there
464 pages
| 6 x 9
| 7 tables, 14 halftones, 1 map
Support, Surveillance, and Survival in Prostitution Diversion Programs
Corey S. Shdaimah, Chrysanthi S. Leon, and Shelly A. Wiechelt
Shines a light on women who surveil and are surveilled in U.S. prostitution diversion programs within punishing economic, social, and carceral systems
204 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 tables, 2 figures
The Battle to Protect the Rights of the Accused in Philadelphia
Edward W. Madeira Jr. and Michael D. Schaffer
Forthcoming in Paperback - Spring 2024
A vibrant history of the Defender Association of Philadelphia—dubbed “the best lawyers money can’t buy”
256 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 halftones
Race, Gangs, Identity, and Conflict
Robert D. Weide
Argues that contemporary identity politics divides gang members and their communities across racial lines
284 pages
| 6 x 9
| 6 tables, 14 halftones, 1 map
An Invitation to Biopsychosocial Criminology
Chad Posick, Michael Rocque, and J.C. Barnes
Presenting a biopsychosocial perspective to explain the most common findings in criminology—and to guide future research and public policy
222 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 1 table, 7 figures
Challenging Stereotypes and Demonization in the Courts
John M. Hagedorn
Exposes how stereotypes replace evidence in gang related trials
246 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 figures, 7 halftones, 1 map
Edited by Elin Bjarnegård and Pär Zetterberg
An interdisciplinary, global examination of political violence through a gendered lens
312 pages
| 6 x 9
| 16 tables, 18 figures
The Therapeutic Jurisprudence Implications of Judicial Decision-Making by Nonjudicial Officers
Edited by Michael L. Perlin and Kelly Frailing
Examines the hidden use of nonjudicial officers in the criminal justice system
290 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 6 figures
Social Death, Dispossession, and Survival in the Americas
Edited by Jamie Longazel and Miranda Cady Hallett
Documents and denounces the violent impacts of restrictive migration policies in the Americas, linking this institutional violence to broader forces of racial capitalism
318 pages
| 6 x 9
| 4 tables, 2 figures, 1 halftone
Scott H. Decker, David C. Pyrooz, and James A. Densley
A comprehensive review of what is known about gangs—from their origins through their evolution and outcomes
490 pages
| 6 x 9
| 19 tables, 13 figures, 2 maps
A Defense of Supreme Court Expansion
Stephen M. Feldman
A historical and analytical argument for court-packing
278 pages
| 6 x 9
From the Killing Fields of Cambodia to the U.S. Secret Service
Leth Oun with Joe Samuel Starnes
The remarkable story of Leth Oun, from overcoming tragedy and forced labor in Cambodia to realizing dreams he never could have imagined in America
294 pages
| 6 x 9
| 14 halftones, 1 map
Civil Liberties Debates from the Internment to McCarthyism and the Radical 1960s
Masumi Izumi
Now in Paperback—Dissecting the complex relationship among race, national security, and civil liberties in “the age of American concentration camps”
268 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 halftones
A Problem Analysis of Student Offending and Victimization
Pamela Wilcox, Graham C. Ousey, and Marie Skubak Tillyer
Why some school environments are more conducive to crime than safety
242 pages
| 6 x 9
| 16 tables, 23 figures
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