History of criminal justice /
Covering criminal justice history on a cross-national basis, this book surveys criminal justice in Western civilization and American life chronologically from ancient times to the present. It is an introduction to the historical problems of crime, law enforcement and penology, set against the backgr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Edition: | 5th ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Covering criminal justice history on a cross-national basis, this book surveys criminal justice in Western civilization and American life chronologically from ancient times to the present. It is an introduction to the historical problems of crime, law enforcement and penology, set against the background of major historical events and movements. Integrating criminal justice history into the scope of European, British, French and American history, this text provides the opportunity for comparisons of crime and punishment over boundaries of national histories. The text now concludes with a chapte. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published 2012 by Anderson Publishing. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 398 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781315721590 1315721597 9781317522447 1317522443 9781317522454 1317522451 1138149462 9781138149465 |