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Criminal lessons : case studies and commentary on crime and justice /

Why do people commit crimes? How can crime be prevented? And what can society and criminal justice professionals do to implement constructive responses to criminal behavior? Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, one of social work's most distinguished...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reamer, Frederic G., 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Why do people commit crimes? How can crime be prevented? And what can society and criminal justice professionals do to implement constructive responses to criminal behavior? Summarizing what he has learned about crime and criminals during his long career, one of social work's most distinguished theoreticians speculates about the factors that lead to crime and considers what we can do to prevent and respond to it meaningfully. Criminal Lessons is based on more than thirteen thousand cases in which Frederic G. Reamer has been involved as a parole board member, a role that was su.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 214 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index.
ISBN:0231503156
9780231503150
9780231129305
0231129300
9780231129312
0231129319