Original Sin
Kathryn Paige Harden
Published 2026
252 pages
The most popular criminology books of 2026
Criminology books study crime and the ways societies respond to it. Why people break the law, how police and courts work, what prisons achieve and how justice could be fairer are the central questions. Textbooks for students sit beside readable accounts drawn from research and real cases. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
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The Sound of Thinking
Craig Dworkin
Published 2026
333 pages
Strategies of Counter-Terrorism in the Arab World Bridging Security and Society
Nabil Ouassini, Anwar Ouassini
Published 2026
70 pages
Crime Films of the 1970s Contemporary Perspectives
David A. Mackey, Eric S. See, Sarah A. See
Published 2026
240 pages
Rural Policing Perspectives of International Police Leaders
Alistair Harkness, Karen Bullock, Kyle J. D. Mulrooney, Jessica Rene Peterson
Published 2026
192 pages
Restorative Justice Up Close First-Person Accounts of an Approach That Works
Sally Swarthout Wolf
Published 2026
272 pages
Death by the Powerful Invisibility and Social Harm
Katy Snell
Published 2026
224 pages
Fear of the False Forensic Science and the Law of Crime in Colonial South Asia
Mitra Sharafi
Published 2026
276 pages
Red Team Evaluation Framework Sharpening the Spear
Matthias Muhlert
Published 2026
144 pages
Ray Khan The Betrayal of an Informant
Lou Valoze, Kerry Linfoot
Published 2026
240 pages
The Badge Between Us
Terrence P. Dwyer
Published 2026
272 pages
Untrusting In Pursuit of Democratic Policing in Brazil
Marta-Laura Haynes
Published 2026
264 pages
Rural Policing in Global Contexts Exploring the Unheard Voices of Rural Police Officers
Wendell C. Wallace
Published 2026
240 pages
Psychological Evaluation of Children in Personal Injury Lawsuits
Jemour A. Maddux
Published 2026
158 pages
Plastic Inc. The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil's Biggest Bet
Beth Gardiner
Published 2026
352 pages
Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard DF/IR Investigative Strategies, Volume 3
Brett Shavers
Published 2026
375 pages
Kid Cops What Communities Gain and Lose from Junior Police in Schools
Mai Thai
Published 2026
240 pages
Blue Lights Dark Mind
Ryan Macdonald
Published 2026
336 pages
Police Body-Worn Cameras
Christopher J. Schneider, Erick Laming
Published 2026
166 pages
Blue Power How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves
Stuart Schrader
Published 2026
432 pages
The Deserving What the Lives of the Condemned Reveal About American Justice
Elizabeth Vartkessian
Published 2026
288 pages
Rule of Law in Times of Change Contributions to the World Law Congress 2025 in Santo Domingo
Javier Cremades, Toni Fickentscher, Egils Levits
Published 2026
300 pages
Cultural Responsivity Sexual Aggression and Treatment
Anthony R. Beech, Ida Dickie, Sharron Wareham
Published 2026
350 pages
Criminalized and Disabled A Sociological Criminology Beyond the Crime
Chrissie Rogers
Published 2026
224 pages