The Criminal Justice System: Politics and PoliciesWest/Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1998 - 506 páginas This text provides an in-depth look at policy issues related to policing, courts, and corrections. It gives students the opportunity to look at difficult issues related to important topics, through an interesting selection of readings. Flexible in its design, the book includes twenty-seven classic and contemporary articles that promote understanding of important issues in the field and encourage readers to think critically about the links between police, politics, law and the administration of justice. Students will explore everything from the crime policies that do or do not work to the latest hot topics. |
Contenido
Packer | 9 |
Toward a Theory of StreetLevel Bureaucracy | 24 |
Racial Politics Racial Disparities and the War on Crime | 41 |
Derechos de autor | |
Otras 20 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
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Referencias a este libro
Federal Agents: The Growth of Federal Law Enforcement in America Jeff Bumgarner Sin vista previa disponible - 2006 |