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BLOOMSBURY OPEN COLLECTIONS?
A progressive open access model for books
BLOOMSBURY OPEN COLLECTIONS is a collective-action approach to funding open access (OA) books. Through this model, we aim to make OA publication available to a wider range of authors by spreading the cost across multiple organisations, while providing additional benefits to participating libraries. By prioritising authors that are often underrepresented in scholarly publishing, including early-career and unaffiliated researchers and those based in/writing about low- and lower-middle- income countries, we hope to engage a more diverse author base, bringing their work to a wider global audience.
THE BOOKS
Following the success of the previous three years, in 2026-27 we will continue to offer three collections of 20 titles each in:
• African Studies & International Development
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• Gender & Sexuality
BENEFITS TO LIBRARIES
• Contribute to a progressive OA funding model that aims to make 60 research titles available open access immediately on publication at no cost to the authors
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• Receive 1 year’s access to ~150 backlist titles in related areas for each Open Collection you participate in
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UK September 2026 US September 2026
264 Pages • 10 bw illus; 48 bw tables and charts
HB 9798216367666 • £90 00 / $120 00
PB 9798216367659 £24 99 / $34 95
ePDF 9798216367673 • £22 49 / $31 45
ePub 9798216367680 • £22 49 / $31 45
Bloomsbury Academic
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Policing Perspectives and Challenges in the Twenty-First Century
UK July 2026 • US July 2026
240 Pages • 5 bw figures
PB 9798216449966 • £28 99 / $39 95
HB 9781666960648 • £80 00 / $110 00
ePDF 9798216255741 • £72 00 / $99 00
ePub 9781978770683 • £72 00 / $99 00
Bloomsbury Academic
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UK July 2026 • US July 2026
288 Pages 6 bw figures, 12 tables
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ePDF 9798216380566 • £72 00 / $108 00
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Bloomsbury Academic
Reducing the Risk of Targeted Gun Violence
Proactive Organization Policies and Practices to Address Emerging Threats
James F Kenny, Fairleigh Dickinson University
The wave of targeted gun violence in America has made it clear that organizations and communities must be prepared to deal with it This book helps organizations develop practices and policies to identify, understand, manage, and prevent dangerous persons from committing acts of extreme violence
Starting from past legislative policies and legal decisions involving gun control, Reducing the Risk of Targeted Gun Violence: Proactive Organization Policies and Practices to Address Emerging Threats identifies the progressive steps an individual takes toward gun violence, and explains how organizations can impede that progress Readers will learn how to detect motivating grievances, understand progressively dangerous behaviors, set up road blocks by limiting vulnerabilities and access, and de-escalate pre-incident indicators and crisis situations This book also provides a blueprint on how to create internal Multidisciplinary Violence Prevention teams to monitor and redirect potential threats
This book serves as a reference for workplace, school, government, and criminal justice professionals faced with issues relating to interpersonal violence, terrorism, and threats of criminal attacks It is also designed for instructor use in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Political Science, Forensic Psychology, Sociology, Homeland Security, and Risk Management courses
Community, Character, and the Governance of the Social Commons
Sanctuaries of Order
Ben Peterson
Ben Peterson explores the erosion of communal self-governance in contemporary American society and its consequences: rising social disorder and increased dependence on formal institutions such as policing and incarceration
Drawing on thinkers such as Elinor and Vincent Ostrom, Russell Kirk, Glenn C Loury, and James Q Wilson, Peterson investigates the concept of the social commons” the shared moral and relational space we inhabit and shape through norms and actions Arguing that restoring the social commons requires informal mechanisms of governance that cultivate virtue and mutual accountability, Peterson critiques both abolitionist and punitive paradigms, advocating instead for a middle path rooted in a character-centered approach to community life He highlights the unique role of religious communities especially Christian congregations as vital sanctuaries of moral order capable of renewing the social fabric and offering hope amid chaos
Listen to the author discuss the book with Dr Glenn Loury on the Glenn Show here: https://tinyurl com/3534j8xh
Public Interest in Criminal Prosecution in the Modern Era A Comparative Analysis
Edited by Rahime Erbas
Contributors from across the globe investigate how criminal justice systems grapple with the tension between procedural fairness, institutional efficiency and the general welfare of the public
Drawing on legal frameworks and practices from around the world, this book explores the structural and philosophical challenges that shape modern criminal courts - asking not only what works, but what ought to work Identifying common patterns and divergent approaches, contributors ultimately offer a holistic perspective on how justice systems can uphold the rule of law while meeting the demands of speed, cost, and caseload management The timely and thought-provoking contributions provide actionable insights for scholars, practitioners and policymakers seeking to reform criminal justice in ways that serve both principle and practicality
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UK September 2026 US September 2026
216 Pages • 15 bw photos
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Bloomsbury Academic
11 Hours on the Ledge Madness, Mob Mentality, and the Media
Jerry Jamison, Advertising Copywriter
“Look at all those people down there, I can’t disappoint them It’s showtime!” he said before leaping dramatically to his death, much to the delight of a cheering crowd estimated at up to 100,000
11 Hours on the Ledge is the stunning story of John William Warde, a privileged, wealthy, educated young man who inexplicably stepped out onto the 17th-floor ledge of the Hotel Gotham in midtown Manhattan in 1938 and subsequently captivated the entire nation for 11 thrilling hours
Presented in chapters that count down each of the eleven hours of the unfolding drama, the suspense builds as Warde is trying to literally be talked “off the edge” by pastors, priests, psychiatrists, reporters, evangelists, hookers, beat cops, the mayor of New York, the New York Police Commissioner, family members, and a few random hucksters, and interlopers When all these efforts fail, the NYPD attempts a series of comic “rescues” in vain, but to the absolute delight and cheers of the growing crowd below Beginning innocently on a sweltering summer day, the drama builds in intensity with every passing hour until it reaches a peak of hysteria at the eleventh hour
COLLECTIONS
UK June 2026 • US June 2026
256 Pages
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God’s Not Here, Only Devils
Revelations from the Toolbox Killers
Laura Brand, Criminologist
The District Attorney began his opening statement with, “If you don’t know what hell is like, you’re about to find out ”
In 1979, Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris went on a rape and killing rampage The pliers, screwdrivers, hammers, sledgehammers, and ice picks they used on their victims became their calling card and moniker: The Toolbox Killers They were soon apprehended and convicted for their atrocities, but for decades, refused to reveal the location of their victims’ bodies More than two decades later, criminologist Laura Brand had the opportunity to interview this sadistic pair probing the depths of their depravity Over this six-year period, Bittaker finally gave Brand the precise locations of two victims’ remains Brand’s investigation tore open sealed police reports, court transcripts, and witness accounts, and unearthed brutal and shocking new findings: undisclosed victims, forgotten evidence, and chilling new insights that resurrected this nightmare God’s Not Here, Only Devils is told through a powerful blend of narratives: the voices of Bittaker himself, his victims, traumatized witnesses, the tenacious lead detective, and the hardened District Attorney This book pulls the reader into a visceral retelling of the horrors that unfolded and the legacy of terror the Toolbox Killers left behind
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UK September 2026 • US September 2026
240 Pages 9 color photos, plate section; 1
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Bloomsbury Academic
Strip Club Heiress
The Jet Strip, My Father ’s Conviction, and the Murder of Mac McKenna Laurel Woods, Deputy Manager, Community Organized Relief Effort
When Laurel entered her father ’s strip club at nine years old, she was dazzled by the kaleidoscope of lights, the shimmering silver of the disco ball
After an injury, Laurel’s father, Michael Woods left the California Highway Patrol and took up a new career in high profile adult entertainment, opening the Jet Strip Club and building a successful business with his partner Horace Joseph McKenna Jr (Big Mac) Their success came quickly, changing both of their lives Twelve years, multiple club openings, and millions of dollars later, Mac is found shot to death in his limo outside his ranch and Michael is the prime suspect For ten years, the case goes unsolved, but Michael remained at the top of the list of suspects the whole time, eventually being arrested and convicted for the murder Leaving the strip club empire to Laurel to manage, while fighting for her fathers freedom
In this riveting memoir, Laurel Woods, shares raw memories from her childhood to adulthood exposing how her dad’s work and eventual imprisonment shaped her life in unexpected ways The case has been the subject of countless documentaries and whodunnit splashes on blogs But no one knows the whole story until now
COLLECTIONS
UK September 2026 US September 2026
480 Pages
HB 9781440879074
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ePDF 9781440879081 £90 00 / $121 50
ePub 9798216171188 • £90 00 / $121 50
Bloomsbury Academic
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Contemporary World Issues
UK September 2026 • US September 2026
296 Pages
HB 9781440879623 • £60 00 / $80 00
PB 9798765125595 • £21 99 / $29 95
ePDF 9781440879630 • £54 00 / $72 00
ePub 9798216172451 • £54 00 / $72 00
Bloomsbury Academic
Crimes against the State Sedition, Rebellion,
and Treason since America's Founding James A Beckman, University of Central Florida, USA & Eric Merriam, University of Central Florida, USA
This work provides an authoritative survey of America's long and turbulent history of rebellion, sedition, and treason against government authority and institutions
This book is a one-stop resource for understanding acts of rebellion and sedition against government authorities and institutions throughout US history, as well as the motivations driving those actions Care is taken to differentiate between hostile acts and actors that seek to overthrow or otherwise damage the state and/or targeted demographic groups through violence and acts and actors that seek to defy, reform, or improve laws and institutions of the state through nonviolent action
Within these pages, readers will 1) learn how to differentiate between sedition, insurrection, treason, domestic terrorism, espionage, and other acts meant to injure or overthrow the government; 2) gain a deeper understanding of laws, policies, and events that have aroused violent or nonviolent opposition; 3) gain insights into perspectives and motivations of individuals and organizations; and 4) learn about state responses to these challenges and threats, from martial law to criminal prosecutions to new laws and reforms
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The US Criminal Justice System
A Reference Handbook
Sarah Koon-Magnin, Christopher Newport University, USA & Ryan J Williams, University of New England, USA
A RUSA Outstanding Reference Source 2025
This wide-ranging resource provides an authoritative overview of the criminal justice system in America, including its history, legal and philosophical foundations, dimensions of racial and economic inequality, and insights into daily life inside America's complex court and correctional systems.
Explore the origins and evolution of America's criminal justice system, the moral values and legal doctrines that shaped the nation's laws and prisons, and current problems, controversies, and reforms related to criminal justice Profiles of leading figures in the field of criminal justice and social activism, related primary documents, suggestions for further reading and a detailed chronology are also included
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