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Changing attitudes to punishment : public opinion, crime and justice /
Throughout the western world public opinion has played an important role in shaping criminal justice policy. At the same time opinion polls repeatedly demonstrate that the public knows little about crime and justice, and holds negative views of the criminal justice system. This book, consisting of c...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cullompton ; Portland, Or. :
Willan Pub.,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Throughout the western world public opinion has played an important role in shaping criminal justice policy. At the same time opinion polls repeatedly demonstrate that the public knows little about crime and justice, and holds negative views of the criminal justice system. This book, consisting of chapters from leading authorities in the field, is concerned to address this problem, and draws upon research in a number of different countries to address the issues arising from this state of affairs. Its main aims are:to explore the changing and evolving nature of public attitudes t. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xviii, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135988319 1135988315 9781843920021 1843920026 1843924277 9781843924272 9781135988456 1135988455 9781135988388 1135988382 |