The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice

Informationen zum Autor Michael Tonry is Russell M. and Elizabeth M. Bennett Chair in Excellence at the University of Minnesota Law School. Klappentext Although criminal justice systems in developed Western countries are much alike in form, structure, and function, the American system is unique. While it is structurally similar to those of other Western countries, the punishments it imposes are often vastly harsher. No other Western country retains capital punishment or regularly employs life-without-parole, three-strikes, or lengthy mandatory minimum sentencing laws. As a result, the U.S. imprisonment rate of nearly 800 per 100,000 residents dwarfs rates elsewhere. The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice is an essential guide to the development and operation of the American criminal justice system. A leading scholar in the field and an experienced editor, Michael Tonry has brought together a team of first-rate scholars to provide an authoritative and comprehensive overview and introduction to this crucial institution. Expertly organized, the various sections of the Handbook explore the American criminal justice system from a variety of perspectives-including its purposes, functions, problems, and priorities-and present analyses of police and policing, juvenile justice, prosecution and sentencing, and community and institutional corrections, making it a complete and unrivaled portrait of how America approaches crime and criminal justice, and giving persuasive answers as to why and how it has developed to what it is today. Accessibly written for a wide audience, the Handbook serves as a definitive reference for scholars and a broad survey for students in criminology and criminal justice. Zusammenfassung This handbook provides an accessible, high-quality, and comprehensive introduction to and overview of the operation of the American criminal justice system. It is divided into five sections covering the purposes and functions of the system, its problems and priorities, and its main institutions-police and policing, prosecution and sentencing, and community and institutional corrections. Highly regarded in the field, Michael Tonry brings together a mix of established, senior scholars and up-and-coming writers to provide authoritative and cutting-edge contributions on hot-button topics, from the justice system's handling of immigration and terrorism to racial profiling, parole, and re-entry, as well as bread-and-butter issues like incapacitation, jails, drugs, and police strategy. As countries vary substantially in the detailed operation of some agencies and few scholars have detailed knowledge of the operation of two or more countries' systems, the focus is principally, though not exclusively, on the American justice system. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Crime and Criminal Justice, Michael Tonry 2. Crime Trends, Eric Baumer 3. Evidence-based Crime Policy, Brandon C. Welsh and David P. Farrington Part I, Purposes and Functions 4. Punishment, Michael Tonry 5. Crime Prevention, Brandon C. Welsh 6. Treatment and Rehabilitation, Frank T. Cullen and Paula Smith 7. General Deterrence, Robert Apel and Daniel Nagin 8. Reparation and Restoration, Kathy Daly and Gitana Proietti-Scifoni 9. Reassurance, Reinforcement, and Legitimacy, Matt Matravers Part II, Problems and Priorities 10. Drugs and Crime, Jonathan P. Caulkins and Mark A. R. Kleiman 11. Race, Ethnicity, and Crime, Cassia Spohn 12. Sex, Gender, and Crime, Rosemary Gartner 13. Immigrants and Crime, Sandra Bucerius 14. Guns and Crime, Charles Wellford 15. Work and Crime, Aaron Chalfin and Steven Raphael Part III, Police and Policing 16. Police Organization, Stephen D. Mastrofski and James J. Willis 17. Police and Crime Control, Lawrence W. Sherman 18. Community and Problem-oriented Policing, Michael D. Reisig 19. Legitimacy and Lawful Polici...

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• Autori: Michael (EDT) Tonry
• Con la collaborazione di: Michael (Sonosky Professor of Law and Public Policy Tonry (Editore)
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 29.09.2011, ritardato
• EAN: 9780195395082
• ISBN: 978-0-19-539508-2
• Pagine: 1024
• Serie: Oxford Handbooks
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia