Crime and Punishment : A History of the Criminal Justice System

Crime and Punishment : A History of the Criminal Justice System

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Book Description
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT is a comprehensive and powerful presentation of the scope and history of the American riminal ustice ystem. The text demonstrates that the criminal justice system did not develop in a vacuum and shows students how history affects public policy in criminal justice today. This text looks both at how the history of criminal justice has shaped the present system and at today's most critical issues.

About the Author
Mitchel P. Roth is currently Associate Professor of the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University. His interests include preteen homicide, history of policing and corrections, history of crime and crime control, and historical perspectives on criminal justice.

Crime and Punishment : A History of the Criminal Justice System,Mitchel P. Roth,Wadsworth Publishing,0534577989,Criminal justice, Administrati,Criminal justice, Administration of,General,History,Law,Legal History,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Sociology,Sociology - General,United States,Law / Criminal Procedure

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