Critical issues of crime and criminal justice: thought, policy and practice

This text provides a comprehensive overview of the criminal justice and criminology curriculum through contributed essays designed to review and expand upon key areas of study. The text will explore and examine theory, cases, laws and policies as they have been shaped by a larger social, cultural, and historical context. Topics span the gamut of the Criminal Justice and Criminology curriculum, including crime theory, law enforcement, jurisprudence, corrections and organizations. INDICE: Cyndi Banks Ethics and Crime / Dan Okada Theoretical Frameworks inCriminology / Peter Kraska Theoretical Frameworks in Criminal Justice / DavidParry Delinquency / Meda Chesney-Lind Women and Crime / Helen Greene Race andCrime / Dimitri Bogazianos Culture, Media, and Crime / Stephen Muzzatti Economics and Crime / Mary Maguire Sex Crimes / Sharla Cook Terrorism and Security / Johnny Nhan Cybercrime / Craig Uchida Police History / John Crank Police Theory / Chris Cooper Contemporary Policing / John Doherty Police Administration and Organization / Craig Hemmens Public Policy and Law / Cassia Spohn AmericanCourts / Randall Shelden Juvenile Justice / Tony Walsh, Ilhong Yun Philosophical and Ideological Underpinnings of Corrections / Marilyn McShane Community Corrections: Rehabilitation, Reintegration & Reentry / Lois Presser RestorativeJustice / Alan Mobley Convict Criminology / Mahesh Nalla DROPPED Comparative Policing / Bruce Bikle DROPPED Prisons and Jails: Correctional Administration and Organizational Behavior

• ISBN: 978-1-4129-7057-0
• Editorial: Sage Publications
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 392
• Fecha Publicación: 30/04/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés