Controlling the Dangerous Classes
Subtitle: A History of Criminal Justice in America (2nd Edition)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Published: October 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780205571895
Subjects: Crime & criminology; Law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Criminal Law - General; Criminology; Legal History; Law / Jurisprudence; Jurisprudence; Crime; Criminal justice, Administration of; Government policy; History; Prisons; United States
Description: "This text covers the history of criminal justice from a critical perspective and explores the historical biases of the criminal justice system. This theme is explored by tracing the development of criminal law through the development of the police institution, the juvenile justice system, and the prison system."--BOOK JACKET.