This book offers rich ethnographic and narrative accounts of men who have been engaged in serious violence and organised crime in the West Midlands of England, using several theoretical paradigms. Through case study examples, it also considers contract killers and the nefarious position that ‘hitmen’ occupy in the criminal underworld. By charting insider perspectives from retired law enforcement agents, informants, ex-military personnel and ex-offenders, this book speaks to those who have ...

Providing academic insights, reflections, and practical guidance on ethically conducting qualitative criminological research, this book emphasizes real-life examples to navigate research risks, boundaries, and emotions, while spotlighting reflexivity as a pivotal tool for qualitative inquiries, serving as an ethical compass throughout the research process.By engaging with this book, readers will be exposed to critical themes of managing risks, including physical harm and psychologi...

Are you the kind of person who watches crime drama and real-life crime documentaries on television? Are you fascinated by the twists and turns of justice and the law? But how much do you really know about key issues in crime, crime control, policing and punishment in the UK?This exciting, dynamic and accessible book, written by leading experts, presents 50 key facts related to crime and criminal justice policy in Britain. Did you know that, contrary to public belief, in the UK a li...

Preventing Sexual Harm provides an overview of current criminal justice strategies for tackling sexual violence, and highlights existing positive criminological approaches that could help prevent sexual abuse and harm.Sexual violence is a complex, multi-faceted crime. Its causes and consequences are both multiple and enduring and our understanding of sexual violence is embedded within our social, cultural, and political constructs. As such, a response to sexual violence ou...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A story set in a native place called Lolo, ruled by a paradoxical king named Dekisuke — regarded as both the best and worst king by his people. Dekisuke crafted a beautiful pot over two days, which became a source of great pride and public spectacle. His ministers praised it enthusiastically, and he commanded all citizens to gather in the royal yard to admire it, with a worker named Victor tasked with presenting it.

Great power politics is a practical reality of world politics and it happens on a daily basis, regardless of which international system we witness. This book seeks to emphasize the ways s these great power politics emerge within greater Eurasia. Most researchers consider China becoming powerful enough to counterbalance the US, and possible power dynamics among the rising powers such as China-India, China-Russia, and China-Japan. In this sense, the book categorizes the battlegrounds in thei...

Microbial technology plays an integral role in the biotechnology, bioengineering, biomedicine/biopharmaceuticals and agriculture sector. This book provides a detailed compendium of the methods, biotechnological routes, and processes used to investigate different aspects of microbial resources and applications. It covers the fundamental and applied aspects of microorganisms in the health, industry, agriculture and environmental sectors, reviewing subjects as varied and topical as pest contr...

This book is about understanding the concepts of JavaScript as a language and then applying these concepts to develop dynamic Web pages using JavaScript. The first objective of this book is to make it easy to write JavaScript solutions to a programming problem. Debugging and correcting your code quickly also becomes very easy at that point. The second objective is to enable you to apply these concepts on another challenging language, like Java, C#. Finally, I can promise you that by the ti...

This book is about clearly understanding the concepts of Java as a language and then applying these concepts to develop applications. The first objective of this book is to make the concepts of the Java language easy to understand. The second objective is to make it easy to write Java solutions to a programming problem. Debugging and correcting your code quickly is also very easy at that point. The third objective is to enable you to apply these concepts in learning another challenging lan...

Engineered Biocomposites for Dye Adsorption compiles and discusses applications, mechanisms, and performance evaluation of various biocomposites during dye adsorption. The book analyzes the techno-economic and life-cycle assessment of biocomposites for dye adsorption. It highlights different adsorbent materials for dye degradation and resource recovery ranging from but not limited to activated carbon, biochar, hydrochar, pyrochar, waste fruits, waste industrial sludge, geological materials...

This well-researched book attempts to bring back the stories of the complex theological debates between Muslim scholars during the Golden Age of Islam. Ibn Rushd was a Muslim philosopher, physician, and polymath who wrote about many topics, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psychology, mathematics, Islamic jurisprudence and law, and linguistics. His school of philosophy is known as Averroism, and he has been described as the founding father of secular thought in...

Bio-Refinery of Industrial Effluents for a Sustainable Circular Economy provides a combined approach between environmental engineering, which involves the improvement of the natural environment or remediation of polluted sites. In addition, it discusses bioprocess engineering involving the development of processes for the manufacture of products from biological materials to produce a valuable bioproduct. This book covers knowledge on sources, impacts, and applications of industrial effluen...