Offering perspectives from a range of experts, both academic and non-academic, this reference book examines the history and development of prisons in the United States and addresses the principal cont
Banks (criminal justice, Northern Arizona U.) begins with a history of judicial punishment in the US as well as the extra-judicial practices of vigilantism and lynching. They she sets out the problems
A concise survey of the treatment of jailed women in America since the early 1800s, their unique problems, the effect on their families, and the state of prisons today.
Youth, Crime and Justice takes a critical issues approach to analyzing the current debates and issues in juvenile delinquency. It encourages readers to adopt an analytical understanding encompassing n
Youth, Crime and Justice takes a critical issues approach to analyzing the current debates and issues in juvenile delinquency. It encourages readers to adopt an analytical understanding encompassing n
Criminal Justice Ethics, Fifth Edition examines the criminal justice system through an ethical lens by identifying ethical issues in practice and theory, exploring ethical dilemmas, and offering
