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Publisher
Macmillan Reference USA
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
2nd edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (4 volumes) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
An interdisciplinary source that addresses not only law but also sociology, psychology, history and economics. Entries vary widely from abortion to rape and from family violence to wiretapping, offering a mirror of issues dominating today's headlines. This edition is a complete update and revision of the previous edition that includes new essays on topics such as stalking, hate crimes, and HIV.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A crusading legal scholar exposes the powerful psychological forces that undermine our criminal justice system--and affect us all Our nation is founded on the notion that the law is impartial, that legal cases are won or lost on the basis of evidence, careful reasoning and nuanced argument. But they may, in fact, turn on the temperature of the courtroom, the camera angle of a defendant's taped confession, or a simple word choice or gesture during...
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xxxviii, 484 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
A focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Each title contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context.
16) Law and justice
Series
Publisher
[Ford Foundation]
Pub. Date
[1974]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (60 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
SAGE
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 297 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
A useful reference work for faculty and students, criminal justice professionals, writers, and anyone else interested in criminal justice and criminology,The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice, second edition, is an excellent, wide-ranging resource with clear definitions for over 3,000 key criminal-justice terms. Often going beyond simple definitions, the dictionary places the entries in a meaningful context, connecting the definitions with other...
20) Crime and punishment in America: an encyclopedia of trends and controversies in the justice system
Publisher
ABC-CLIO, An imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 volumes (xxxiii, 743 pages) : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"This two-volume set is intended to help readers better understand the scope and extent of crime in the United States, what types of crime occur most frequently, who is most often victimized and who perpetrates the offenses, the effects of crime on individuals and communities, and how best to respond to various offenses. Further, the entries in this volume help separate myths from realities as they uncover the origins and effectiveness of various...
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