Crime policy in America : laws, institutions, and programs / / Shahid M. Shahidullah ; foreword by Albert R. Roberts

• Autore: Shahidullah Shahid M.
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2016; ©2016
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (453 p.)
• Disciplina: 345.73
• Soggetto topico: Criminal law - United States; Criminal justice, Administration of - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Persona (resp. second.): RobertsAlbert R.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Crime policy in America
• ISBN: 0-7618-6657-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910797993903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II