Crime and the Justice System in America
An Encyclopedia
1st Edition
Published on 25. November 1997
312 pages
978-0-313-03325-4 (ISBN)
Description
An inter-disciplinary survey of crime and violence in America with historical perspective, but primary entry emphasis focused on the 20th century. Addressing specifically the period from 1960 to the present, this reference also projects into the 21st century with contemporary terminology covering aspects of violent crime, DNA evidence, terrorism, riots, gangs, guns and gun control, AIDS, drug and drug related crime, and corporate and political crime. A Bibliographic Essay, Table of Cases, and Index enrich this work designed for students, scholars, and professionals in criminal justice and related fields.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
ISBN-13
978-0-313-03325-4 (9780313033254)
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11/1997
Greenwood Press
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Persons
FRANK SCHMALLEGER is currently the Director of the Justice Research Association in Hilton Head Island, S.C. He was formerly a Professor and Chairman of the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice at Pembroke State University. His previous work for Greenwood was Criminal Justice Ethics: An Annotated Bibliography and Research Guide (1991).
Gordon M. Armstrong
Gordon M. Armstrong
Content
Preface
The Encyclopedia
Bibliographic Essay
Table of Cases
Index
The Encyclopedia
Bibliographic Essay
Table of Cases
Index
