Publications

Short Book Reviews

  1. ‘Writing the World of Policing; the difference ethnography makes’, edited by Didier Fassin, in Police Practice and Research: An International Journal (forthcoming)
  2.  ‘Comparative Policing from a Legal Perspective’, Monica den Boer (ed.) Modern Law Review, 2019, Vol. 82 No, 4, pp. 751-755
  3. ‘Common Enemies: Crime, Policy, and Politics in Australia-Indonesia Relations’, by Michael MacKenzie Policing and Society 2019, Vol. 29 No. 4, pp. 488-490
  4. ‘The Securitization of Society’, by Marc Schuilenburg in Surveillance and Society 2018, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp :127-130
  5.  ‘Pre-crime; pre-emption, precaution and the future’ by J. McCulloch and David Wilson in Left History, Spring/Summer 2017, pp. 115-117
  6. ‘Smuggler Nation: How Illicit Trade Made America’ in Critical Criminology, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 463-465
  7. ‘Gun Crime in Global Contexts’ by Peter Squires in Global Crime, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 122-123
  8. ‘Policing and Contemporary Governance; the anthropology of police in practice’ Policing and Society, April 2015 DOI:10.1080/10439463.2015.1031664
  9. ‘Policing the Caribbean; transnational security cooperation in practice’, by B. Bowling, Policing and Society, 2011 DOI:10.1080/10439463.2012.657193
  10. ‘Covert human intelligence – a view from the police’ a review of R. Billingsley (ed.) Covert Human Intelligence Sources; the unlovely face of Police work, Hampshire, UK: Waterside Press, 2009, for Crime, Law and Social Change, DOI10.1007/s10611-009-9218-9, Sept. 2009, pp 205-206
  11. The Road to Hell; how the biker gangs are conquering Canada; Crime, Media and Culture Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 215-217
  12. The Handbook of Transnational Crime and Justice, Philip Reichel (ed.) Criminal Justice 5:3, pp. 325-327
  13. ‘Global Report on crime and Justice’ United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention and the Centre for International Crime Prevention G. Newman (ed.) Punishment and Society
  14. ‘The Politics of the Police 3rd Edition’ R. Reiner, Policing and Society Vol. 11 No. 3/4, pp. 411-414
  15. ‘Punishment and Political Theory’ M. Matravers Ed. The Edinburgh Law Review, Vol 4, 2000 pp. 374-377
  16. ‘The Policing of Politics in the Twentieth Century; Historical Perspectives’ M. Mazower (ed.) International Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 10 (2000)
  17. ‘Crime in the Digital Age; Controlling Telecommunications and Cyberspace Illegalities’ P. N. Grabosky, Russell G. Smith, Policing and Society, 1999 Vol. 9, No. 1 p. 109-10
  18. ‘Law in Action; Ethnomethodological and Conversation Analytic Approaches to Law’, Max Travers and John F. Manzo (eds.) International Journal of the Sociology of Law, 1999
  19. ‘Schengen Investigated’,  C. Joubert and H. Bevers, International Journal of Evidence and Proof, Vol 1 No. 4 (1997) pp. 246-49
  20. ‘Burglars on the Job’, R.T. Wright and S. Decker BJC Vol. 36 No. 2 pp. 324-5
  21. ‘Police for the Future’, D.H. Bayley BJC Vol. 36 No.2 pp. 327-29
  22. ‘Policing Across National Boundaries’, M. Anderson and M. den Boer (eds.) BJC Vol. 36 No. 1 pp. 157-160
  23. ‘Pioneer Policing in Southern Alberta’ W.M. Baker (ed.) British Journal of Canadian Studies Vol. 10 No. 1 pp. 167-68
  24. Coping With Corruption in a Borderless World’ M. Punch Vijer, K. and Vliet, B. (eds.),  Howard Journal of Criminal Justice Vol 34 No 1 Feb 1995 pp  92-93
  25. ‘Crime et Justice en Europe: Étate des recherches, évaluations et recommandations’ P. Robert L. van Outrive (eds.)  BJC Vol. 35 No. 3 pp. 487-88
  26. ‘Interpol’, F. Bresler, BJC Vol. Vol. 34 No. 2 pp. 244-46
  27. ‘Statewatching the New Europe’ T. Bunyan IJSL Vol. 22 No. 1 pp. 82-84
  28. ‘Negotiating Nothing: Police Decision Making in Disputes’ BJC Vol. 34 No.4 pp. 513-514
  29. ‘The Enemy Without; Policing the Miners Strike’ by Penny Green, ICJR, Vol.3 1993 pp. 125-26
  30. ‘The Politics of Crime Control’ K. Stenson D. Cowel (eds.) IJSL  Vol. 20 No.2 pp. 183-85
  31. ‘Criminology a Readers Guide’ Gladstone J. Ericson, R. and Shearing C. BJC Vol. 32 No. 3 pp. 388-89
  32. ‘Domestic Violence; the Criminal Justice Response’ by E. Buzawa and C Buzawa BJC Vol. 32 No.2 pp. 241-43
  33. ‘Feminism and the Power of Law, by Carol Smart BJS Vol. 42 No. 2
  34. ‘Policing Domestic Violence’ S.S.M. Edwards BJC Vol. 30 No. 3 pp. 375-76

Official Reports (published)

  1. ‘International Organised Crime in the European Union’ Report for the EU Director General for Internal Policies (with Hager Ben Jaffel; Dept. C; Citizens Rights and Constitutional Affairs, 2009/10 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/studies
  1. ‘Annotated Bibliography and Analytical Review of Organized Crime Literature’ (with Norm Taylor, Margaret Beare & Carlo Morselli) Public Safety Canada, 2009
  2. ‘Facilitating Witness Co-operation in Organised Crime Cases; an international review’ (with Nick Fyfe) Home Office On-line Publication, available at;
    1. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/rdsolr2705.pdf 
  3. ‘Review of the influence of strategic intelligence on organized crime policy and practice’; London: Home Office Special Interest Paper No. 14, (48 pages)
  4.  ‘UK Country Report’ in Controlling Organised Crime: Organisational Changes in the Law Enforcement and Prosecution Services of the EU Member States, M. den Boer and P. Doelle (eds.) Maastricht: European Institute of Public Administration (June 2000, 98/FAL/145, Chapter 14 pps. 1-38
  5. ‘Written Evidence to the House of Lords Committee of Inquiry into Police Use of Databases in Europe’ with M. Colvin on Behalf of Justice, May, 2000  House of Lords Select Committee on The European Communities 23rd Report Session 1998-1999, London: The Stationary Office HL Paper 120
  6. ‘A Case Study of the European Liaison Unit at Dover in Kent’ Nuffield Foundation, 44th Annual Report, 1994 p. 33
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