International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice
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International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice

  1. 800 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice

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At the outset of the twenty-first century, more than 9 million people are held in custody in over 200 countries around the world.--from the essay "Prisons and Jails" by Ron KingThe first comparative study of this increasingly integral social subject, International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive and balanced revie

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Yes, you can access International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice by Shlomo Giora Shoham, Ori Beck, Martin Kett in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Computer Science & Cyber Security. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2007
Print ISBN
9781420053876
eBook ISBN
9781420053883
Edition
1
Topic
Computer Science
Subtopic
Cyber Security
Index
Computer Science

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Contributors
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter 1. Punishment and Culture
  6. Chapter 2. Prisons and Jails
  7. Chapter 3. Suicide in Prisions and Jails
  8. Chapter 4. Hit 'Em Where It Hurts: Moetary and Nontraditional Punitive Sanctions
  9. Chapter 5. The Death Penalty: The Movement toward Worldwide Abolition
  10. Chapter 6. Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections: An International Perspective
  11. Chapter 7. Crime Prevention
  12. Chapter 8. Situational Crime Prevention
  13. Chapter 9. Early Development Crime Prevention
  14. Chapter 10. Deterrence and Deterrence Experiences: Preventing Crime through the Threat of Punishment
  15. Chapter 11. Retribution and Retaliation
  16. Chapter 12. Reparation, Compensation, and Restitution: Our Best Explanations
  17. Chapter 13. The Police
  18. Chapter 14. What Can Police Do to Reduce Crime, Disorder, and Fear?
  19. Chapter 15.When States Do Not Extradite: Gaps in the Global Web of Formal Social Control
  20. Chapter 16. A Comparative Look at the Roles and Functions of the Prosecution and Defense in Western Trail Systems
  21. Chapter 17. Sentencing Structure and Reform in Common Law Jurisdictions
  22. Chapter 18. Victims and Victimization
  23. Chapter 19. Restorative Justice: An Alternative for Responding to Crime?
  24. Chapter 20. The Practice of Victim Offender Mediation: A Look at the Evidence
  25. Chapter 21. Lenient Justice? Punishing White-Collar and Corporate Crime
  26. Chapter 22. The Third Wave: American Sex Offender Policies since the 1990s
  27. Index
  28. Back cover