2026 Reading Challenge
Genres

Criminology


Criminology Books

Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
In Cold Blood
The Anatomy of Motive: The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent Criminals
Criminology (Volume 1)
The Cases That Haunt Us
The Killer Across the Table: Unlocking the Secrets of Serial Killers and Predators with the FBI's Original Mindhunter
The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime
The Oxford Handbook of Criminology
Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime
Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
Journey Into Darkness (Mindhunter #2)
The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman
Sexual Homicide: Patterns and Motives
Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
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Lists

The Gift of Fear by Gavin de BeckerDangerous Personalities by Joe NavarroInsane by Alisa RothBedlam by Kenneth Paul RosenbergHidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker
Mental Illness, Crime, and Violence
139 books — 28 voters
Unspeakable Acts by Sarah WeinmanBorn a Crime by Trevor NoahKitty Genovese by Kevin CookMind Hunter by John E. DouglasTwo faces of deviance by John Braithwaite
Love Is My Only 'Crime'
268 books — 12 voters

Crime, Policy and the Media by Jon SilvermanMedia & Crime by Yvonne JewkesCrime, Culture and the Media by Eamonn CarrabineCrime, Justice and the Media by Ian MarshCriminological Imagination by Jock Young
Criminology Studies (British)
67 books — 1 voter
Sex Workers Unite by Melinda ChateauvertBridget's Calling by Rikki de la VegaZoe's Quest by Rikki de la VegaSex at the Margins by Laura María AgustínPlaying the Whore by Melissa Gira Grant
Sex Worker Book List - International
63 books — 28 voters

The Job by Steve OsborneThe War on Cops by Heather Mac DonaldCourage Under Fire by Steven A. SundHold the Line by Michael FanoneMindhunter by John E. Douglas
law enforcement - non fiction
55 books — 9 voters
The Blue Bar by Damyanti BiswasThe Big Bad by Brad HuestisThe Nameless Dead by Leta SerafimWitch in Disguise by Karen McSpadeShadows of Truth by Barry Finlay
Crime Fiction
523 books — 234 voters

Quotes Tagged “Criminology”

Douglas Adams
“ Nobody got murdered before lunch. But nobody. People weren't up to it. You needed a good lunch to get both the blood-sugar and blood-lust levels up. ...more ”
― Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul
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Edward M. Wolfe
“ If a deadly snake slithering around in a pre-school bit a child, would you box it up for a month as punishment, and then release it to prey upon the children once again? ”
― Edward M. Wolfe, When Everything Changed
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Videos Tagged “Criminology”

The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers by Mitzi Szereto
The Best New True Crime Stories: Serial Killers by Mitzi Szereto
Valerie Jenness | UCI Professor | We Believe
Valerie Jenness | UCI Professor | We Believe
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Groups Tagged "Criminology"

Eunoia Tribe Lets read and chat together ♡ * In need of Moderators! * Apply here! [temporarily public gro…more
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Criminal Justice Book Club This is for anyone studying or interesting in criminal justice related textbooks. We will usuall…more
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Underground Knowledge — A discussion group This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
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