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Since 1995, I have published eleven books (some of which are in their second edition) that have been reviewed in both the academic and popular press.

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Special Problems in Corrections (Paperback)

Sets out to identify the most pressing issues affecting the correctional system today.  Maintaining a solutions-focus, the book organizes problems into two distinct categories: those impacting the convicts and correctional facilities and those impacting the correctional officers and administrators. It examines long-standing, and emerging issues from a critical perspective, grounding discussion in empirical research and current events. Using the consistent voice of a single author, the book offers a no nonsense approach to explaining the problems of corrections to students, correctional officers, correctional managers, prisoners, and the public. . Explores topics such as the misuse of jails, underfunding, prison conditions, classification, assessment, rehabilitation, crowding etc. Explores topics such as hiring standards, training, working conditions, correctional officer deviance, officer pay and workload, officer burnout, etc. Examines both long-standing and emerging issues impacting correctional facilities from a solutions point of view. Provides readers with realistic solutions to address and solve common problems in corrections. 

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Will Terrorism End? (Roots of Terrorism) (Library Binding)

Will Terrorism End? examines this question by tracing the history of terrorism and terrorist groups. Over time, terrorist groups have risen and fallen, sprouting offshoots, disbanding, or being destroyed by governments. This book argues that terrorism is cyclical, and therefore will neither entirely disappear nor become fully dominant. Because terrorism is a relatively easy tactic for individuals and groups to adopt, it may never go away, but we have developed countermeasures to minimize its effects and continue to innovate ways to reduce its presence in our world.

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Political Terrorism: An Interdisciplinary Approach

The salient feature of this book is its comprehensive but concise approach to the field of terrorism—particularly its causes and effects—and the application of this information to selected case studies. Political Terrorism: An Interdisciplinary Approach is easy to read and designed to answer common questions asked by undergraduate and graduate students without prior exposure to the study of terrorism. This book is accessible to practitioners (those individuals working, or aspiring to work, in the fields of criminal justice and national security) and policymakers in the counterterrorism field as well as members of the mass media covering stories on terrorism. Political Terrorism is sensitive to the global ramifications of terrorism and the responses to it. This book maintains a balance between realism and sensationalism and offers a more comprehensive understanding of the causes and effects of terrorism than do most other texts. Political Terrorism integrates scholarly analysis with current events by relying on recent media accounts and information gathered by responsible news outlets. The text features end-of-chapter questions as well as "exhibit" boxes that provide background details on items of interest to students and instructors.

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Native Americans And the Criminal Justice System

Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System offers a comprehensive approach to explaining the causes, effects, and solutions for the presence and plight of Native Americans in the criminal justice system. Articles from scholars and experts in Native American issues examine the ways in which society’s response to Native Americans is often socially constructed. The contributors work to dispel the myths surrounding the crimes committed by Native Americans and assertions about the role of criminal justice agencies that interact with Native Americans. In doing so, the contributors emphasize the historical, social, and cultural roots of Anglo European conflicts with Native peoples and how they are manifested in the criminal justice system. Selected chapters also consider the global and cross-national ramifications of Native Americans and crime. This book systematically analyzes the broad nature of the subject area, including unique and emerging problems, theoretical issues, and policy implications. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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The Dynamics of Political Crime

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (October 2002)

Provides an introduction to the study and theory of political crime. Expands upon Austin T. Turk's original conceptualization of political crime by developing an original theory which takes into consideration changes which have taken place since the publication of Turk's Political Criminality. Includes a detailed discussion of both oppositional and political crimes, and those that are both violent and nonviolent. Foreword written by Kenneth S. Tunnell.


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Behind Bars: Surviving Prison

Indianapolis, IN: Alpha Books (May 2002)

Co-authored with Stephen C. Richards, this book describes to the reader what they may expect if they are ever arrested and convicted of a crime. It also explains what it is like doing time in jails and prisons at either the state or federal level. Written in an accessible and semi-humorous style. Also covers the subject matter of violence, sex, food, and release. Provides a glossary of terms and a listing of organizations that can help those who are incarcerated.

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Convict Criminology

Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing (August, 2002)

Co-edited with Stephen C. Richards, this book contains a series of thoughtful essays written by individuals who have either been incarcerated, but then went on to receive a Ph.D. and are now professors, or critical criminologists who have either worked in correctional facilities or with convicts or excons. Chapter writers include Jim Austin, Gregg Newbold, Barbara Owen, and Charles Terry. Foreword written by John Irwin.

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Making News of Police Violence: A Comparative Study of Toronto and New York City

Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers (2000)

This book develops a model of public police violence which takes into consideration the powerful effects of the media, public, government and the police organization itself. Selected propositions of the model are then applied to Toronto and New York City over a fifteen year period. The author uses both qualitative and quantitative research methods in order to explore these tenants. Foreword by Donna Hale.

Joint Winner of the 2001 Society for the Study of Social Problems Crime and Juvenile Delinquency Outstanding Scholar Award.

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Controlling State Crime

New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2nd edition (2000)

Provides a series of thoughtful essays which introduces the reader to the definition, concept and usage of state crime. Argues how a disproportionate amount of scholarly research focuses on the description of state crime, and what is clearly missing are realistic solutions for the systematic elimination or control of state illegalities. Examines this problem in the context of education, labor, policing, intelligence collection, the military, international law, among other topics. Contributions by Natasha J. Cabrera, Pete Gill, Kenneth S. Tunnell, Brian Martin, and Barbara Yarnold. Foreword written by Austin T. Turk.

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Varieties of State Crime and Its Control

Monsey, NJ: Criminal Justice Press (2000)

A follow-up to Controlling State Crime, this book describes, using historical examples, contemporary attempts to control state crime in selected advanced industrialized countries. Each chapter focuses on a major state and is written by a country expert. Contributors include David Potter, Stephen C. Richards, Rueben Miller, and James Wolfreys. Foreword written by Gregg Barak.

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Cutting the Edge: Current Perspectives in Radical/Critical Criminology and Criminal Justice

Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers (1998)

This edited book includes research which places current theorizing on radical/critical criminology and criminal justice. Included are chapters on police, institutional corrections, community corrections, and white collar crime. Some of the contributors are Bruce Arrigo, Gregg Barak, Bob Bohm, Jeff Ferrell, David Friedrichs, Stephen C. Richards, and Michael Welch. Foreword written by Dorothy Bracey.

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Violence in Canada: Sociopolitical Perspectives

Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press (1995)

An edited book which mirrors in subject matter the well known book Violence in America by Ted Robert Gurr and Hugh Davis Graham. It looks at such issues as the myth of the peaceable kingdom, violence on the western frontier, violence by and against children, violence by and against labor, violence by municipal police, and violence in Canadian prisons. Contributors include Natasha J. Cabrera, Walter DeKeseredy, Kenneth Tunnell, and Michael Welch. Foreword written by Ted Robert Gurr.

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