Title:
Criminal justice : an introduction to philosophies, theories and practice
Author:
Marsh, Ian, 1952-
ISBN:
9780415333016
9780415333009
9780203412657
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Physical Description:
ix, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
General Note:
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."
Contents:
Part one. History and theories of crime and punishment -- Why punish? Philosophies of punishment -- Theories of punishment -- The history of crime and justice -- Victimology -- Part two. The criminal justice system -- Police and policing -- The courts, sentencing and the judiciary -- Prisons and imprisonment.
Abstract:
"Criminal Justice is particularly geared to undergraduate students following programmes in criminal justice and criminology. It will also prove a useful resource for practitioners who are following vocationally based courses in the criminal justice area - for instance, social work, youth justice and police training courses."--Jacket.
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