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  • Public Opinion Criminal Justiceby Jane Wood; Theresa A. Gannon

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 50.95

    Public opinion is vital to the functioning of the criminal justice system but it is not at all clear how best to establish what this is, and what views people have on different aspects of criminal justice and the criminal justice system. Politicians and the media often assume that the public wants harsher, tougher and longer sentences, and policies... more...

  • Investing in Childrenby Christine Piper

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 45.00

    This book brings together insights from a range of disciplines, including law, sociology, criminology and history, to identify and explain the complex and inter-related factors which help or hinder the state to 'invest' in children and young people. The first part of the book examines the 'intangibles' - the ideologies, social constructions and moral... more...

  • Understanding Criminal Justice in Hong Kongby Wing Hong Chui; T. Wing Lo

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95

    Understanding Criminal Justice in Hong Kong provides a much-needed overview of the criminal justice system in Hong Kong. It is designed to be used as a text for students studying this subject as part of a wider course in criminal justice, police studies, law or social work, and for practitioners working in Hong Kong in the police, prisons, probation,... more...

  • Justice, Community Civil Societyby Joanna Shapland

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 53.95

    Over the last decade there has arisen considerable disquiet about the relationship between criminal justice and its publics. This has been expressed in a variety of different ways, ranging from a concern that state criminal justice has moved too far away from the concerns of ordinary people (become too distant, too out of touch, insufficiently reflective... more...

  • Criminal Justiceby Eleanor Hannon Judah

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 59.50

    There are nearly two million inmates in America today. Are there better alternatives to incarceration? Criminal Justice: Retribution vs. Restoration presents new answers and unconventional suggestions addressing America?s overcrowded prisons and jails, high recidivism rates, and weakened family and community relationships with ex-prisoners. Experts... more...

  • Understanding Criminal Justiceby Azrini Wahidin; Nicola Carr

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 48.95

    Few subjects provoke as much public fascination and political concern as crime, criminality, criminology, and criminal justice policy and practice. Understanding Criminal Justice seeks to provide students with a critical introduction to the range of theoretical, policy and operational issues faced by the criminal justice system in England, Wales,... more...

  • Student Handbook of Criminal Justice and Criminologyby John Muncie; David Wilson

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 51.95

    Written by some of the leading criminologists in the country, this new title is a 'one-stop shop' for those who teach, study or are interested in criminology and the criminal justice systems of the UK. more...

  • Criminal Justiceby Peter Joyce

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 51.95

    This book provides a comprehensive, up to date and detailed introduction to the criminal justice system for students and practitioners needing to know about this. It assesses the main theories concerned with the causes of crime (including white collar and corporate crime), and provides a detailed account and analysis of the response of the state to... more...

  • Ideology, Crime Criminal Justiceby Anthony Bottoms; Michael Tonry

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95

    In this book six leading criminologists address the central issues of ideology, crime and criminal justice in a series of essays originally presented at a symposium held in honour of Sir Leon Radzinowicz in Cambridge in March 2001. This book is concerned with the key themes of the history of criminal justice, the history and development of criminological... more...

  • The New Politics of Crime Punishmentby Roger Matthews; Jock Young

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 42.95

    This book provides an overview of recent government initiatives in the field of crime and punishment, reviewing both the policies themselves, the perceived problems and issues they seek to address, and the broader social and political context in which this is taking place. The underlying theme of the book is that a qualitative change has taken... more...