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This lively and accessible text provides an introduction to the history of crime and crime control. It explains the historical background that is essential for an understanding of contemporary criminal justice, and examines the historical context for contemporary criminological debates. Topics cover...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Godfrey, Barry S.
Otros Autores: Lawrence, Paul (Paul Morgan), Williams, Chris A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Sage, 2007.
Colección:Key approaches to criminology.
Temas:
Crime > History.
Criminology > History.
Criminal justice, Administration of > History.
Criminologie > Histoire.
Crime
Criminal justice, Administration of
Criminology
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • History, criminology, and "historical criminology"
  • The history of criminal statistics
  • Police governance : enforcement, discretion, professionalism, and accountability
  • Changing perceptions of criminality
  • Immigration, ethnicity, race, and crime
  • Surveillance : from the workplace to the streets?
  • Incarceration and decarceration
  • Glossary.

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