Crime and Justice, Volume 36 - Crime, Punishment, and Politics in Comparative Perspective

Klappentext The goal of "Crime and Justice," Volume 36 is to advance the understanding of the determinants of penal policies in developed countries. The contributors explore the distinctive national differences in policy in responses to rising crime rates, rapid social change, economic dislocation and increased ethnic diversity. Countries covered include Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Japan, France, Norway and the United States. Zusammenfassung Aims to understand the determinants of penal policies in developed countries. This title explores various national differences in policy in responses to rising crime rates, rapid social change, economic dislocation, and increased ethnic diversity. It covers countries including Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Japan, and France.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Tonry, Michael (EDT) Tonry
• Assisted by: Michael Tonry (Editor), Michael H. Tonry (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2008
• EAN: 9780226808642
• ISBN: 978-0-226-80864-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 229 mm x 38 mm
• Series: Crime and Justice: a Review of Research; Crime & Justice: A Review of R; Crime and Justice: A Review of; Crime and Justice: A Review of Research CJ (CHUP); Crime and Justice: A Review of Research CJ
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology