A history of modern American criminal justice / / Joseph F. Spillane, David B. Wolcott

• Autore: Spillane Joseph F
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, [Calif.], : SAGE, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 343 p.) : ill
• Disciplina: 364.97309
• Soggetto topico: Criminal justice, Administration of - United States - History; Criminal procedure - United States - History; Punishment - United States - History; Crime - United States - History; Crime - Government policy - United States; Criminal justice, Administration of - United States
• Altri autori: WolcottDavid B
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-311) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- The challenge of policing, 1830s-1920s -- Progressivism and the courts, 1890s-1920s -- Punishment in the progressive era, 1890s-1930s -- Dark days in the South, 1870s-1930s -- Criminal justice research and professionalism, 1920s-1960s -- Liberalism's twin revolutions, 1930-1960s -- The expanding federal state, 1920s-1990s -- The politics of law and order, 1960s-2000s -- American criminal justice in global context, 1800s-2000s.
• Sommario/riassunto: Focusing on the modern aspects of the subject, from 1900 to the present, this book presents a thematic rather than a chronological approach to modern American criminal justice, with chapters organised around themes such as policing, courts, due process, and prison and punishment.
• Titolo autorizzato: A history of modern American criminal justice
• ISBN: 9781506338262; 1506338267; 9781452244198; 1452244197; 9781483342078; 1483342077
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911008458203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II