Profiling and Criminal Justice in America
Subtitle: a Reference Handbook
Publisher: ABC-CLIO; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Santa Barbara
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9781851094745
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice
Description: This reference work on criminal justice in America looks at profiling and its use and misuse by legal and police authorities. It features a chronology of key events in American criminal justice including discussions of key court cases, developments in criminal procedure and more.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Issues in Criminal Justice Profiling; 3 Global Perspectives on Profiling; 4 Chronology; 5 Biographical Sketches; 6 Selected Cases and State Statutes; 7 Organizations and Agencies; 8 Print and Nonprint Resources; Glossary; Index; About the Author.