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Shahidullah Shahid M. |
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Crime policy in America : laws, institutions, and programs / / Shahid M. Shahidullah ; foreword by Albert R. Roberts |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (453 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Criminal law - United States |
Criminal justice, Administration of - United States |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Crime Policy In America ; TABLE OF CONTENTS ; Foreword ; Preface to the First Edition ; Preface to the Second Edition ; Acknowledgments ; Chapter 1: Crime Policy: Meaning, Nature, Actors, and Contexts ; Chapter 2: Federalization of Crime and Justice Policy: History, Trends, and Processes ; Chapter 3: The War on Drugs: Evolution of the Policy of Criminalization ; Chapter 4: Policy-Making in Juvenile Justice: Growth, Change, and Continuity ; Chapter 5: Sex Crimes: Laws and Policy Developments ; Chapter 6: Cyber Crimes: Laws and Policy Developments |
Chapter 7: Crime and Justice Policy in America in the 21st Century: The Emerging Trends References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The second edition of Crime Policy in America describes the process of policy-making and the substantive nature of policy directions in crime and justice in America, particularly from the beginning of the 1970s. |
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