Criminal justice : an introduction / / Peter Joyce

• Autore: Joyce Peter
• Pubblicazione: London, [England] ; ; New York, [New York] : , : Routledge, , 2006; ©2013
• Edizione: Second edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (590 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.941
• Soggetto topico: Criminal justice, Administration of - Great Britain; Criminology - Great Britain
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front cover; Copyright; Contents; List of abbreviations; Table of cases; Preface; 1. The causes of crime and deviancy; 2. Crime and crime prevention; 3. Policing: methods, structure and organisation; 4. Policing: control and accountability; 5. The prosecution process; 6. The judiciary; 7. The aims and rationale of punishment; 8. Prison and its alternatives; 9. Juvenile crime and the state's response; 10. Race and the criminal justice system; 11. Conclusion; Keeping up to date; Key terms in crime and criminal justice policy; Index; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a comprehensive, up to date and detailed introduction to the criminal justice system for students and practitioners needing to know about this. It assesses the main theories concerned with the causes of crime (including white collar and corporate crime), and provides a detailed account and analysis of the response of the state to crime in England and Wales. It discusses the operation of all key agencies, including the police, probation and prison services, and the legal and youth justice systems.
• Titolo autorizzato: Criminal justice
• ISBN: 1-315-45509-9; 1-315-45507-2; 1-282-07755-4; 9786612077555; 1-84392-588-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778080003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II