This groundbreaking book offers new insights into aspects of maritime crime and its prevention. Its coverage of both domestic and international topics will appeal to all these interested in crime prevention, security and maritime issues.

Subjects covered include: fraud, piracy, arson, theft, deception, smuggling and drug trafficking. There is also a focus on containerisation, boat watch, insurance, registration and marking schemes, physical security measures and their potential to prevent offending.

Articles are written by internationally recognised experts on maritime crime. Papers refer to real cases offering a fascinating insight into the threat posed by maritime offences.

The information in this text suggests that internationally and domestically the official response to maritime crime has too often been unimaginative, misdirected and partial.

'Any owner who is realistic enough to appreciate that crime is not merely something that happens to other people would be well advised to study these papers'. - Practical Boat Owner

Introducing Issues in Maritime Crime
The Dimensions of International Maritime Crime
Investigating Maritime Crime: The View of a Loss Adjuster
Containers and Crime: An Impractical Response
HM Customs and Maritime Crime
Maritime Crime and Prevention: A Police Perspective
Boat Owners as Crime Victims: Patterns of Victimisation
Maritime Crime: A Boat Owner's Perspective

MARTIN GILL obtained his PhD in 1987. He has worked at the Universities of Plymouth, Hull and Wales (Cardiff), UK, as a Researcher and Lecturer in Criminology. For the past three years, he has been Course Director of Security Management Studies and he is now Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Order at the University of Leicester, UK.