Now in its Sixth Edition, this book remains the most comprehensive and authoritative on the penal system, providing students with an incisive, critical account of the punitive, managerial and humanitarian approaches to criminal justice.

The Making of Migration addresses the rapid phenomenon that has become one of the most contentious issues in contemporary life: how are migrants governed as individual subjects and as part of groups?

Systematically explains the concepts that have preoccupied medical sociologists from its inception, and which have shaped the field as it exists today.

Combining theory with plenty of practical, technical advice - and accompanied by original case studies and data sets - this book makes sure that students both understand Stata and know exactly what to do to make it meet their needs.

Cybercrime and Society is a student focused and pedagogically developed introduction to the area of cybercrime, which over the past few decades has seen an explosion of growth due to new global forms of electronic communication. Â

"Understanding the Social World: Research Methods for the 21st Century is a concise and accessible introduction to the process and practice of social science research. Fast-paced and visually engaging, the text crosses disciplinary and national boundaries, pays special attention to concern for human subjects, and focuses on the application of results. As it rises to the requirements of a world shaped by big data and social media, Instagram and avatars, blogs and tweets, the text also confront...

An undergraduate introduction to the research process and research methods in media studies. Uniquely student-centred, and built around first year teaching at the world’s #1 ranked media studies department.

Delving into the real issues of policing, and fully updated to cover recent changes in the field, this is the introduction to your Police Studies course.

An introduction to both the scope and potential of researching digital media and society and to the use and application of a range of popular methods for doing research.Â