An introduction to criminology and criminal justice
By: Chris Crowther.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Criminology; Criminal justice, Administration of
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Defining crime and studying criminology and criminal justice; title: Key issues in criminology and criminal justice; title: Understanding crime data I : sources of information; title: Understanding crime data II : methods of data collection; title: The criminal justice system and its processes; title: The police : gatekeepers to the criminal justice process; title: The prosecution process : the courts and sentencing; title: The prison; title: Probation : community-based punishment and community justice; title: Multi-agency and joined-up approaches to criminal justice policy; title: Theories of crime I : the individual and crime; title: Theories of crime II : society and crime; title: Theories of crime III : critical and deconstructive perspectives.