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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465846303321

Autore

Joyce Peter

Titolo

A dictionary of criminal justice / / Peter Joyce and Neil Wain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-283-54659-0

9786613859044

1-136-96142-9

0-203-85030-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WainNeil

Disciplina

364.03

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain

Criminal justice, Administration of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; A Dictionary ofCriminal Justice; Copyrite Page; Contents; Introduction; Section One: Definitions; Section Two: Key Acts; Section Three: Key documents; Section Four: Internet sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A Dictionary of Criminal Justice is the only dictionary that deals with criminal justice from a UK perspective, and in doing so provides a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the British criminal justice system, including its historical context and contemporary operations.The first three sections of the book explore in turn key definitions, key pieces of legislation and key documents that have helped to shape the operations of the criminal justice system, whilst the fourth details websites of particular relevance to this field. As such, this dictionary provides an extensiv