Crime and Criminal Justice in Israel: Assessing the Knowledge Base Toward the Twenty-First Century

Assessing the Israeli criminal justice knowledge base with implications for Israel and international scholarship, this book explores crime, legislation, law enforcement, courts, corrections, and the victim. The book discusses the development of criminal justice and criminology in a new society, adding to the understanding of crime and societal reaction. The authors examine the historical development of Israeli criminal justice, describe the state of current knowledge, and point to possible future directions.

About the author

Robert R. Friedmann is Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University. He is the author of several books, including Criminal Justice in Israel: An Annotated Bibliography of English Language Publications and Community Policing: Comparative Perspectives and Prospects.

Product details

• Assisted by: Robert R. Friedmann (Editor)
• Publisher: Global Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.1998
• EAN: 9780791437131
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-3713-1
• No. of pages: 437
• Weight: 771 g
• Series: Suny Series in Israeli Studies; SUNY series in Israeli Studies; Suny Israeli Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Verbrechen und Kriminologie (Kriminalistik), Sociology, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology