R Barri Flowers Books In Order

All for a Good Cause

All for a Good Cause is a contemporary romance/love story set in the Pacific Northwest. Connie Easterbrook is the owner of the Easterbrook Seaside Inn. Beautiful, thirty, and single, she attends a celebrity auction to promote literacy. She inadvertently wins the bid to have dinner with the handsome romance suspense writer, Anthony Greenwald. He is part of the dynamic writing duo called Jennifer Anthony. Jennifer is Anthony’s ex wife. Neither Connie nor Anthony had counted on the sparks that instantly flew between them, turned into an all consuming flame. Now both must reconcile the past to have a chance for a future with each other. Sparks fly instantly between Connie and Anthony. But having been hurt by men in the past, Connie remains wary of love and romance. When Anthony shows up at the inn that night for a room and a place to finish the latest Jennifer Anthony novel, sparks turn to flames. Connie drops her guard and finds herself swept up in passion, desire, and uncertainty. She ignores her misgivings even as she confronts her own feelings about the man. Anthony Greenwald had participated in the celebrity auction at Jennifer s insistence as a way to promote their books. He had not counted on meeting Connie, who immediately captivated him like no woman had before. Now both must reconcile the past to have a chance for a future with each other.

Deadly Secrets in the Motor City

Deadly Secrets in the Motor City is a first rate, suspenseful private detective mystery. Jackie Jones is the newest entrant into the world of fictional private investigators. African American, thirty five, and divorced, Jackie calls Detroit, Michigan home. A former cop with the Detroit Police Department, she is attractive, tough, streetwise, adventurous, witty, and romantic. She is currently involved in an interracial relationship with a homicide detective named Sam Taylor, and has a feisty German Shepherd named Leroy. When her ex husband, Frank Jones, the Motor Citys first African American District Attorney, suspects his new wife, Candi, of having an affair, he hires Jackie to prove it. She finds his suspicions more than a little ironic, considering it was his own infidelity with Candi that ended their marriage. Jackie ends up with more than sweet revenge when she finds Frank hanging from a ceiling beam in her living room with a suicide note stuffed in his mouth. She is determined to prove he was murdered, with Sams help, and in the process unravels a mystery and exposes deadly secrets that puts her life in danger. Find out more about R. Barri Flowers books on his website at http://barribythebook. homstead. com

When Night Falls

When Night Falls is a contemporary drama and psychological thriller. African American FBI psychologist and profiler Angela Leighton returns to her hometown of Portland, Oregon to assist police in finding a vicious serial killer dubbed ‘The White Rose, Black Rose Killer.’

In the Dark of Night

Modern day criminologist R. Barri Flowers’ In the Dark of Night is a heart pounding historical thriller about the infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper. In 1888 in New York City, the search for a killer of prostitutes comes to an end with the capture of Doctor Jack Lewiston, a respected surgeon and a madman. But before he can go to trial, Jack escapes from custody and flees the country to London, England. Brought out of retirement to track him down is ex NYC homicide detective criminologist, Henry Marboro. In charge of the original investigation in the ‘Ripper Murders,’ Henry lost his objectivity when his younger sister was one of Jack’s victims. Ultimately his obsession to find the killer costs him just about everything dear to him. Now Henry must find Jack Lewiston and bring him back to America dead or alive before more prostitutes become the victims of the multiple sexual murderer. In the process, Henry develops an attraction for a mysterious and beautiful American nurse, Loraine Broderick, who is living in London. Unfortunately, Jack also sets his sights on her as a target of his madness in addition to the streetwalkers in London’s East End.

Children and Criminality

Flowers provides an understanding of the relationship between child victimization and juvenile delinquency as well as a comprehensive review of the literature. Assessing the effectiveness of present conceptual frameworks, modes of research, and social and legal measures, he offers recommendations for furthering professional and research efforts in the field.

Women and Criminality

The study of women in relation to crime and the justice system remains neglected by most criminologists and justice officials until now. This remarkable volume breaks new ground by presenting a three part examination of women as victims of crime, as criminals, and as professionals working in criminal justice. Within this scope, the author offers significant perspectives through empirical studies, as well as experts in the fields of criminology and criminal justice. The multi faceted roles of women with respect to crime and the justice system are explored individually and collectively, as well as in relation to the roles of men. The significance of the historical treatment of women is also examined, in addition to the women’s movement, the rise in women’s crime and victimization, theoretical and statistical approaches, and prominent literature in the field. In addition, pertinent social and legal questions for the future are addressed.

Minorities and Criminality

Minorities and Criminality examines the relationship between being a racial or ethnic minority member of American society and a victim or perpetrator of crime. The examination focuses specifically on blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Asians minority groups which in one way or another have been most affected by criminality and victimization. This exceptional volume explores historical mistreatment of these minority groups, current trends in victimization, patterns in criminal behavior, arrest and imprisonment among minority group members, theoretical models in criminality, differential enforcement of the law, and future implications in addressing Minorities and Criminality. Specific topics addressed include present trends in minority member victimization, explanations for crime causation among minority members, and the lack of etiological study on minority groups. Chapters on ethnic criminality address the dynamics and implications of black crime, the relationship between Hispanics and criminality, the high crime rate among Native Americans, and the role of minorities in organized crime, juvenile treatment issues, and topics related to the institutionalization of minority members. The final chapter suggests implications for effecting change in current dilemmas in the involvement of members of minority groups in crime.

Demographics and Criminality

As the problem of crime continues to worsen in the 1980s, the need for up to date, comprehensive information on its dynamics and incidence increases. This work, the fourth in a four volume series, is the first study to focus exclusively on demographic trends in criminality and victimization for crime as a whole. Concerned with the broad picture of crime in America as well as specific demographic correlates and characteristics, it develops profiles of patterns in criminality and suggests ways of applying this demographic data to promote more effective crime control. Flowers begins by exploring the demographic aggregate features of crime and victimization in America, as well as geographical and temporal trends. The demographic correlates examined in the next section include age, gender, race, ethnicity, class, employment, income, education, marital status, and substance abuse. The third section is devoted to a survey of demographic characteristics of three deviant groups habitual and career criminals, the prison population, and violent families. The author concludes with a discussion of the implications of demographics for the study and control of criminality and victimization in the years ahead. This book, together with its three companion volumes, will be an important resource for professionals, academians, and students in criminology, criminal justice, law, victimology, racial and ethnic studies, and related disciplines, as well as laypersons who seek greater insight into the world of crime.

The Adolescent Criminal

The Adolescent Criminal examines the most important issues, components, and trends concerning adolescent misconduct from the vantage point of the end of the 1980s, and concerns itself with what to look for in the future. Despite indications that juvenile delinquency is decreasing, a closer look at the picture gives much cause for concern. Adolescent crime has become increasingly more sophisticated, violent and heterogeneous, and its participants younger. Gang violence has spread out from urban centers into suburbia, and gang members have become more organized in their activities. Juvenile prostitution has shown little sign of abating despite the presence of AIDS. Drug and alcohol use among adolescents has reached epidemic proportions, as have running away from home and pettier acts of delinquency. This study of juvenile delinquency is primarily concerned with the adolescent years of youth where delinquency behavior is most pronounced, taking a multicontextual, multidisciplinary approach to exploring The Adolescent Criminal. The advantage in this is that it takes into consideration the contributions, strengths and weaknesses of the various schools of thought with respect to the delinquency of adolescents–sociological, psychological, biological, familial, demographical, legal, and international, and their implications for the future–in order to present the student with a greater overall perspective and knowledge of the dynamics of adolescent crime today.

The Victimization and Exploitation of Women And Children

The means by which women and children are most often subjected to victimization are discussed here, along with the causes and the legal avenues available. Part One examines family issues, including child abuse, domestic violence, and missing or abducted children, and Part Two examines their sexual exploitation. Part Three explores violent crimes against children e.g., murder, rape and assault, while Part Four is a study of violence against women. Prostitution, po*rnography, sexual harassment and stalking are the subjects of Part Five. Finally, legislative responses are studied in Part Six.

Female Crime, Criminals and Cellmates

In the United States female crime has grown at a faster rate than male crime over the past couple of decades. Despite this, only limited research has been done by criminologists, psychologists and sociologists on this growing problem. This study examines female criminals; who they are, where they come from, what crimes they commit, why they commit criminal and delinquent acts, and how they are incarcerated. Part One discusses the extent and nature of female crime in the United States, and compares it to male crime. Part Two looks at early theories on the topic. Part Three explores the criminality and deviance of women offenders, while Part Four concentrates on the crimes and delinquency of juveniles. The work concludes with a discussion of female offenders in the custody of correctional authorities.

The Sex Slave Murders

A marriage made in hell…
Barely five feet tall, sweet and innocent looking, Charlene Gallego used all of her charms to beguile pretty teenage girls and young women into the back of a van, where her lethal husband, Gerald, lay waiting.A killer couple bound together by secrets, lies, and sex slave fantasies…
Married multiple times and still in his early thirties, Gerald Gallego found the perfect companion in Charlene. Over a grisly period of twenty six months, their bloody and brutal rampage of kidnapping, rape, and murder spanned three states and claimed eleven lives. In this much more frightening than fiction tale of domination, depraved lust, substance abuse, violence, and murder, award winning, bestselling criminologist R. Barri Flowers tells the whole story of a couple’s twisted relationship, their ghastly crimes and ability to elude the law, how they were finally captured, and the two riveting trials that ultimately pitted wife against husband with the stakes higher than either once imagined in their murderous bond.’A gripping account of the murders committed by husband and wife serial killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego. Top true crime author and criminologist R. Barri Flowers provides his keen insight and expertise into what made these killing partners tick. Flowers knows his stuff. Compelling reading.’ Gary C. King, author of BLOOD LUST: Portrait of a Serial Sex Killer and DRIVEN TO KILLListen as noted crime writer R. Barri Flowers discusses The Sex Slave Murders in depth on Blog Talk Radio’s True Murder and Outlaw Radio’s True Crime programs:blogtalkradio. com/dan zupansky1/2011/07/14/the sex slave masters r barri flowersoutlawradio. tv/truecrimeshow. htmlSee trailer to the Biography Channel’s hit series Crime Stories, episode, ‘The Love Slave Murders,’ based on The Sex Slave Murders. metacafe. com/watch/2548742/crime_stories_the_love_slave_murders/PRAISE FOR R. BARRI FLOWERSA masterful thriller set in the dark underbelly of Maui, with lots of fine action, down and dirty characters, and the vivid details of police procedure one would expect from an author who is also a top criminologist.’ Douglas Preston, author of GIDEON’S SWORD on MURDER IN MAUI’A compelling and powerful account of Jack the Ripper…
. Flowers has captured the sights and sounds of New York City and London’s East End in 1888…
. The action is fast paced; the suspense building to a peak to the finale.’ MysteryAbout. com on DARK STREETS OF WHITECHAPEL’Would also appeal to public library true crime buffs.’ Booklist on MURDER IN THE UNITED STATES’An excellent look at the jurisprudence system…
. will appeal to fans of John Grisham and Linda Fairstein.’ Harriet Klausner on PERSUASIVE EVIDENCE’Addresses an increased public and law enforcement attention toward the contemporary enigma of violent crimes that blemish campus life.’ Thomas E. Baker on COLLEGE CRIME’A very readable study, intelligently presented and well supported with an extensive bibliography. A worthwhile purchase’ Library Journal on THE PROSTITUTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS’A balanced body of information about delinquents, their crimes, and the role of the juvenile justice system in creating ‘delinquency’ and trying to combat it.’ Book News on THE ADOLESCENT CRIMINAL’A page turner legal thriller that begins with a bang and rapidly moves along to final page. He has filled the novel with believable characters and situations.’ Midwest Book Review on STATE’S EVIDENCE’A model of crime fiction…
. Flowers may be a new voice in modern mystery writing, but he is already one of its best voices.’ Statesman Journal on JUSTICE SERVED’A welcome addition to the literature on women and criminality…
. A concise, well organized and clearly written review of important aspects of this social problem. ‘ Criminal Justice Policy Review on WOMEN AND CRIMINALITY

The Prostitution of Women and Girls

According to reports of the World Health Organization, the prostitution of women and children is increasing dramatically throughout the world. The problem is particularly acute in the lower socioeconomic sectors of the population, including teen runaways, drug addicts, and victims of abuse. This survey focuses first on defining prostitution and then on the motivations of those who became prostitutes. In Part II the overall scope of the problem is examined, along with the various subcultures e.g., street walkers and call girls and the prevalence of drugs, crime and victimization. Part III covers teenage prostitution and the issues of child sexual abuse. Part IV details other dimensions of the sex trade industry, such as po*rnography, male prostitutes, customers, laws, and the effects of decriminalization and legalization. Female prostitution outside the United States is discussed in Part V.

Drugs, Alcohol and Criminality in American Society

In the United States alone, millions of men, women and children use drugs, alcohol, or both. Drugs and alcohol are closely related to poor school performance, poor health, work related stresses, crime and delinquency. Drugs and alcohol have been shown to be prominent factors in exposure to HIV infection whether through intravenous drug use or unprotected, high risk sexual relations. Regardless of all the known hazards, the incidence of drug and alcohol use continues to rise in the United States. This book reveals the nature and magnitude of drug and alcohol use in American society, and public opinion on drugs, alcohol, and substance abuse. It examines the illicit drug trade, the war on drugs, and law enforcement. The connection between substance abuse and criminality is addressed, with special studies on prisoners, teenagers, minorities, women, and college campuses. Accompanied by numerous tables and figures.

Domestic Crimes, Family Violence and Child Abuse

Evidence suggests that some forms of domestic crimes are growing at an alarming rate. An epidemic of violence and maltreatment within the home and between intimates exists, often as part of an interrelated cycle: abuse victim becomes violent abuser. This book will be of interest to educators, students and professionals in the fields of child health and welfare, criminal justice, women’s studies, gerontology, sociology and related areas. Part I is an introduction on domestic criminality that includes an historical review, demographic studies, and a discussion of medical treatments for victims. Issues such as domestic fatalities, battered women and men, conjugal rape, and abuse of elders are covered in Part II. An examination of child maltreatment by neglect and sexual abuse is discussed in Part III and symptoms of domestic criminality are covered in Part IV. Part V addresses theories, causes, and explanations of domestic violence, attempting to bridge gaps between existing studies. The characteristics of incarcerated domestic criminals are reviewed in Part VI; a discussion of efforts to help victims and decrease the level of domestic violence is provided in Part VII. Notes, suggested additional readings, and a bibliography are included.

Runaway Kids and Teenage Prostitution

This concise and accessible new text examines the correlations between runaway children and teenage prostitution in the United States from a criminological, sociological, and psychological perspective. The author takes a systematic approach to defining and describing the differences between youth who run away from home and those who leave institutional settings and distinguishes the difference between runaway and throwaway children. A careful examination of teenage prostitution among girls and boys helps to illuminate the special problems faced by children who have run away. In addition, the author discusses laws related to runaways, teenage prostitution, and the sexual exploitation of minors as well as the criminal justice response to the problems. Runaways and prostitution involving youth in other countries is also explored. The text’s findings support current conclusions on the characteristics of runaways, the relationship between runaways and teen prostitution, and the implications of running away from home. Runaway Kids and Teenage Prostitution is divided into five parts. Part I examines the scope and dynamics of running away and differentiates between runaways and throwaways. Part II explores teenage prostitution and provides information on girl and boy prostitutes and the people who exploit them. Child sexual abuse and child po*rnography as correlates to the problem are studied in Part III, and Part IV reviews the law that atttempts to combat teenage prostitution. Part V is devoted to an examination of the scope and significance of the problem in other countries. Together, these chapters provide readers with a clear picture of the problem of runaways and teenage prostitution in the United States and around the world.

Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes

Examine the factors that contribute to increasingly violent youth crimes in the United States!

Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes: Serious Criminality by Juvenile Offenders is an examination of today’s serious, chronic, and violent youthful offender. This vital book explores the relationship between youth and serious, violent antisocial behavior in America, examining its antecedents, its onset, and its situational and motivating factors.

From the Editor s introduction: The increasingly serious nature of juvenile criminal behavior has been felt across the country as youth violence, violent youth gangs, drug related offenses, and other delinquent and criminal conduct has changed the way we regard minors and delinquent behavior. Recent times have seen an explosion in school tragedies, juvenile homicides, teen battering, date rape, youth family violence, teenage alcohol and drug abuse, and related youthful offenses.

Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes, divided into four parts, takes an incisive look at these issues and more:

• Part I explores serious juvenile crime, including its magnitude; youth violence; kids, drugs, and crime; school crime and violence; youth gangs and criminality; dating violence; and family violence.
• Part II examines explanations of juvenile delinquency and criminal behavior from biological, psychological, and sociological perspectives.
• Part III addresses juvenile crime and the justice system, including the police and juvenile offenders, youths and the juvenile and adult courts, and juvenile offenders in custody and confinement.
• Part IV examines responses to the problem of serious and violent juvenile offending and its precursors, including federal laws and prevention, intervention, and control strategies.
  
  Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes goes farther in its examination of youth who commit adult like violence than other books in the field, with chapters on dating violence and family violence, in addition to school and gang violence, substance abuse issues, and more.
  
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Murder, At the End of the Day and Night

Murder, At the End of the Day and Night is a multifaceted probe of murder offenses, offenders, victims, and characteristics of homicide in American society. Within this context, the focus will be on examining the nature and causes of murder, the relationship between firearms and lethal violence, the criminal justice system and homicide offenders, different types of murders and murderers, antecedents and correlates to homicidal and violent behavior, and a theoretical basis for murder. The book is divided into six parts. Part I examines the dynamics of murder including its nature; guns, substance abuse, and murder; and murder offending and the criminal justice system. Part II explores domestic murder such as intimate homicide, infanticide, parricide, and other family involved homicides. Part III discusses interpersonal and societal murder crimes including workplace homicides, bias motivated homicides, and terrorism and murder. Part IV focuses on youth and murder including youth gangs and homicide and school killings. Part V examines particular categories of killers including sexual killers, serial killers, mass murderers, and self killers. Part VI explores theories on murder. Tables and figures accompany the text throughout the book to illustrate major points. A complete index is also provided for simple access to information and material found in the text. The text should be a useful resource for law enforcement professionals, criminal justice students, mental health experts, social workers, and those in the educational arena.

Male Crime and Deviance

Male Crime and Deviance seeks to explore in depth the types of offenses most identified with and committed by males, dynamics of male crime, characteristics of male offenders, how male criminality and delinquency compare with and differ from female delinquent and criminal behavior, explanations for male crime, and efforts at combating crime in this country. Particular attention is given to exploring the relationship between male aggression and masculinity, as well as the role that testosterone and other biological factors play in male crime and violence. The book also focuses on the correlations between male violence and aggressive behavior and firearms, violence involving intimates, male sexual violence, bias crimes, workplace violence, terrorism, male perpetrated sexual offenses, youth gang crime, and school violence. These areas of male criminality and deviance are examined within the context of all male offending, arrest, self report, and inmate data, along with criminological theoretical approaches to understanding the causes and related factors of male deviant behavior. The book is written primarily for undergraduate and graduate level students for coursework in criminal justice, criminology, male aggression, violent behavior, homicide, youth studies, gang studies, delinquency, law, law enforcement, sociology, social science, psychology, biology, and related areas of study. However, it is appropriate as well for academicians, social scientists, psychologists, law officers, medical workers, and a general readership with a vested interest in antisocial behavior and its implications on the greater society.

Murders in the United States

From the assassination of President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, to the mass killing at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, the 20th century saw many murderous events that are difficult to contemplate but have become a part of the national history. This reference book is divided into three parts. Part One, arranged chronologically, details 53 of the most famous murder cases of the 20th century in the United States. In Part Two, over 300 entries alphabetically arranged by criminal provide descriptions of crimes and are subdivided into male, female, and juvenile murderers; pair and group murderers; hate crime murderers; and school killings. Part Three features crime events related to over 40 selected victims. Cross references guide the reader to additional information. An index is included.

College Crime

Recent years have seen an increase in attention cast towards on campus crime. This book examines the breadth of serious criminality and victimization occurring on college and university campuses across the United States, placing special emphasis on the relationship between drug and alcohol abuse and criminal activities such as sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, hate crime, and murder. The book also provides several victim resources and a guide to laws relevant to the prevention and deterrence of on campus crime.