The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice
2nd Edition
Published on 5. May 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-4833-8093-3 (ISBN)
Description
An excellent, wide-ranging resource with clear definitions for over 3,000 key criminal justice terms. Often going beyond simply definitions, the dictionary places the entries in a meaningful context, connecting the definitions with other concepts. The dictionary uniquely presents common misconceptions for selected terms, along with additional relevant information to clarify a term's use or derivation.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
457 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4833-8093-3 (9781483380933)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Mark S. Davis
The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice
Book
06/2002
SAGE Publications Inc
€62.08
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Person
Mark S. Davis is an independent scholar whose work focuses on crime and justice. His scholarship has appeared in journals, such as Journal of Research and Adolescence, Social Psychiatry & Psychiatric Epidemiology, and Journal of Criminal Justice, among other journals. Dr. Davis earned his Ph.D. in sociology from Ohio State.
Content
A. abduction-avulsion
B. baby boom-bystander
C. Cabrini-Green-cycle of violence
D. dactylography-dysfunctional family
E. Eastern State Penitentiary-eyewitness testimony
F. facial composite-furlough
G. Gacy, John Wayne-Guzik, Jake
H. habeas corpus-hypothalamic region
I. ICPSR-Ivins, Bruce
J. jack roller-juvenile transfer
K. K-9-Ku Klux Klan
L. labeling-lynching
M. MacDonald, Jeffrey-mystery
N. naive check forger-Nuremberg War Crime Trials
O. obedience to authority-overkill
P. paddy wagon-pyromaniac
Q. Quantico, VA-qui tam suit
R. Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network-rust belt
S. sabotage-systematic review
T. taboo-typology
U. UCR-uxoricide
V. vagrancy-voyeurism
W. waiver-wrongful prosecution
X. XYY chromosome
Y. Yakuza-youth service bureau
Z. Zapruder film-zoophilia
B. baby boom-bystander
C. Cabrini-Green-cycle of violence
D. dactylography-dysfunctional family
E. Eastern State Penitentiary-eyewitness testimony
F. facial composite-furlough
G. Gacy, John Wayne-Guzik, Jake
H. habeas corpus-hypothalamic region
I. ICPSR-Ivins, Bruce
J. jack roller-juvenile transfer
K. K-9-Ku Klux Klan
L. labeling-lynching
M. MacDonald, Jeffrey-mystery
N. naive check forger-Nuremberg War Crime Trials
O. obedience to authority-overkill
P. paddy wagon-pyromaniac
Q. Quantico, VA-qui tam suit
R. Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network-rust belt
S. sabotage-systematic review
T. taboo-typology
U. UCR-uxoricide
V. vagrancy-voyeurism
W. waiver-wrongful prosecution
X. XYY chromosome
Y. Yakuza-youth service bureau
Z. Zapruder film-zoophilia