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Karen Corteen

Karen Corteen is a Senior Lecturer in Criminal Justice in the School of Law at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. Karen is interested in, has published in and teaches in, the areas of: victimology and visual victimology; critical criminology and zemiology; crimes and harms of the powerful and resistance to it; sports criminology, and the occupational-related harms of the 'sports entertainment' industry. She also publishes in the area of hate crime including female sex worker hate crime.

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Forensic Psychology, Crime and Policing

Key Concepts and Practical Debates

Edited by Karen Corteen, Rachael Steele, Noel Cross and Michelle McManus

A key resource for students, academics and practitioners, this concise guide brings together vital concepts on forensic psychology, crime and policing. Including criminal behaviour, police decision making and crime scene investigation, each entry provides a clear overview of the topic together with sample questions and further reading.

A Companion to the History of Crime and Criminal Justice

Edited by Jo Turner, Paul Taylor, Sharon Morley and Karen Corteen

Offering a succinct approach to the vocabulary and terminology of historical and contemporary approaches to crime and punishment, it includes concise but robust definitions of key terms and concepts from expert contributors in a user-friendly A-Z format with clear direction to related entries and further reading.

A Companion to State Power, Liberties and Rights

Edited by Sharon Morley, Jo Turner, Karen Corteen and Paul Taylor

This book provides succinct yet robust definitions and explanations of core concepts and themes in relation to state power, liberties and human rights. Laid out in a user-friendly A-Z format, entries have with clear direction to related entries and further reading. It will be suitable for students on a variety of courses.

A Companion to Crime, Harm and Victimisation

Edited by Karen Corteen, Sharon Morley, Paul Taylor and Jo Turner

This is the first accessible, succinct text to provide definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts relating to the expanding field of crime, harm and victimisation. Written by a wide range of experts, it includes theories, ideas and case studies relating to victims of conventional crime and victims outside the remit of criminal law.

A Companion to Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Risk

Edited by Paul Taylor, Karen Corteen and Sharon Morley

This unique and topical companion provides expert analyses that explore the interface between criminal justice and mental health. It consolidates scholarly analysis of theory, policy and practice and practical debates, in addition to the theoretical and ideological concerns surrounding risk assessment, treatment, control and management.