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Explore our groundbreaking books that facilitate teaching across disciplines. To request an exam copy, click on “Request an Exam or Desk Copy” on the book page, and this will take you to our distributor's site where you can order your copy.COMING MARCH 2021: Gendering Criminology: Crime

Explore our groundbreaking books that facilitate teaching across disciplines. To request an exam copy, click on “Request an Exam or Desk Copy” on the book page, and this will take you to our distributor's site where you can order your copy.Criminology Explains Police Violence by Philip M

Visit our #ACJS2021 virtual exhibit to get 40% off our criminology and criminal justice books.Series co-editors Robert Brooks and Jeffrey Cohen joined us for an interview on how the Criminology Explains series came about, the newest books in the series, and their advice on how to submit.Robe

Criminology Explains Police Violenceby Philip Matthew Stinson SrCriminology Explains Police Violence offers a concise and targeted overview of criminological theory applied to the phenomenon of police violence. In this engaging and accessible book, Philip M. Stinson, Sr. highlights the similarit

In support of the #ScholarStrike for racial justice, UC Press is featuring titles that highlight the long history of protest, and the following list provides context for the continued struggle for racial justice.The Black Revolution on Campusby Martha BiondiMartha Biondi masterfully

Explore our groundbreaking books that facilitate teaching across disciplines. To request an exam copy, click on "Request an Exam or Desk Copy" on the book page, and this will take you to our distributors site where you can order your copy.Social MovementsThe Structure of Collective Mobil

From the massive prison system of California, to an abolitionist sanctuary movement, and the reimagining of how to provide safety in Puerto Rico, the following recommended titles offer in-depth research on alternatives to policing and incarceration. Golden GulagPrisons, Surplus, Crisis,

This guest post is part of our ASC blog series published in conjunction with the meeting of the American Society of Criminology in San Francisco, CA, November 13-16.By Philip Matthew Stinson, Sr., author of Criminology Explains Police ViolenceUntil about five years ago, most people n