Crime and criminal justice in Israel
Subtitle: assessing the knowledge base toward the twenty-first century
By: edited by Robert R. Friedmann.
Contributors: Friedmann, Robert R.
Series: SUNY series in Israeli studies
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 437
Subjects: Criminology -- Israel.; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Israel.; Crime forecasting -- Israel.; Twenty-first century -- Forecasts.
Description: Assessing the Israeli criminal justice knowledge base with implications for Israel and international scholarship, this book explores crime, legislation, law enforcement, courts, corrections, and the victim. The book discusses the development of criminal justice and criminology in a new society, adding to the understanding of crime and societal reaction.

The authors examine the historical development of Israeli criminal justice, describe the state of current knowledge, and point to possible future directions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.