The International library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology is an important publishing initiative that brings together the most significant contemporary published journal essays in current criminology, criminal justice and penology. The series makes available to researchers, academics and students of criminology an extensive range of essays which are indispensable for obtaining an overview of the latest theories and findings in this fast developing field.

This collection examines a wide range of issues surrounding prosecution decisions, largely in the Anglo-American context. The emphasis is on the values ostensibly underpinning the prosecution process, the criteria actually used by decision makers and the patterns which result. Issues covered include conceptual approaches, the different working rules of different types of prosecution agency, diversion from prosecution, plea bargaining and special problems such as domestic violence.

This work offers contributions to the debate over white-collar crime. Divided into three sections, it covers white-collar crime as a contested concept; the causes of such crime; and the response to white-collar crime. The book dwells on the ambiguity at the heart of this type of crime.

This collection of classic and contemporary readings in social deviance provides a balanced overview of theories, concepts and research related to the topic. The book examines specific deviant behaviors, as well as the research issues in studying them and the application theories to specific behavior through the use of various research methodologies. For those interested in sociology and the field of criminal justice.

This reader includes the most up-to-date and engaging selections for a criminology course to be found under one cover, meeting an unfulfilled demand in the marketplace. All publication dates are between 1990 and 1996. Juvenile gangs, white-collar crime, sources of criminal behavior, violent crime, drugs, deterrence, treatment and punishment, and issues of class, gender and race represent topics covered. Selections are well-coordinated with material that appears in basic criminology textbooks, and professors using any one of these can consult a chart in the preface to see how to assign the selections. Carefully designed to supplement such texts, this reader can also be adopted as a basic reader supplemented by other monographs.

Targeting Fraud collects a wide array of prevention and detection measures to help bankers avert fraud and abuse--from the inside and the outside. Includes descriptions of the major types of crimes and schemes, fraud deterrence tools an techniques, sample controls and policies for fraud prevention programs, and case studies.