In het boek Multivariate analyse worden de belangrijkste basale multivariate technieken behandeld die worden gebruikt in criminologisch – en ander sociaalwetenschappelijk – onderzoek. Na een behandeling in vogelvlucht van belangrijke methodologische en statistische kwesties wordt een vijftal multivariate technieken uitgediept: klassieke regressie-analyse, logistische regressie-analyse, overlevingsduuranalyse, principale componenten-analyse en niet-lineaire analyse. De diverse technieken w...

In Linkebeek bij Brussel overleed in augustus 2003 Chantal Beaudelet door een schot dat was afgevuurd met het dienstwapen van haar vriend Jack Darne. Chantal en Jack lagen op dat moment samen in bed. Drie jaar later werd Jack veroordeeld voor haar moord. Jack zegt dat Chantal zelfmoord pleegde en dat hij ten onrechte al veertien jaar vastzit voor de moord op Chantal. In het onderzoek door de politie kwamen er vreemde verhalen naar boven: over een depressie bij Chantal en over een buitenechtel...

This volume contains the contributions of the 21st Cross-Border Crime Colloquium webinar hosted by the Norwegian Police University College, Kongsvinger and organised 22-24 August 2021. Despite the pandemic, the Colloquium Group decided to return to the ‘criminal normal’ and the related research on (cross-border) organised crime, corruption, labour exploitation, fraud, ecological crime and the search for criminal revenues. These are partly old themes, some getting renewed attention, such a...

This fully updated fifth edition of An Introduction to African Politics is an ideal textbook for those new to the study of this fascinating continent. Charting trends in government over six decades of the post-colonial era, the book tackles key questions such as: How have African states made sense of their colonial inheritance? How relevant are ethnic and religious identities? Why have some states collapsed and others prospered? Why did the one-party state fail? Why is contemporary Africa now...

Abolish Criminology presents critical scholarship on Criminology and Criminal Justice ideologies and practices, alongside emerging freedom-driven discourses that encourage a vision and practice of new world formations.

This lucid book presents the discipline of sociology to both the general reader and the student. Viewing sociology in the humanist tradition, Berger points out its affinity to history and philosophy, as well as its need for scientific procedures.

Methods of Discovery is organized around strategies for deepening arguments in order to find the best ways to study social phenomena.

From the new celebrity culture that has emerged from reality television and the Internet, to the paparazzi-filled endgame of Princess Diana and the bizarre trials and tribulations of Michael Jackson, The Celebrity Culture Reader documents the significant role that celebrities occupy in contemporary culture. Combining classic essays and contemporary writings, The Celebrity Culture Reader investigates the cultural implications of this complex contemporary phenomenon.

Anthropology of Religion: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introductory text organized around key issues that all anthropologists of religion face. This book uses a wide range of historical and ethnographic examples to address not only what is studied by anthropologists of religion, but how such studies are approached. It addresses questions such as:

How do human agents interact with gods and spirits?

What is the nature of doing religious ethnography?

Can the immaterial be embodied i...