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International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice

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International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice

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International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice book

International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice

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International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice book

Edited ByShlomo Giora Shoham, Ori Beck, Martin Kett
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2007
eBook Published 8 October 2007
Pub. Location Boca Raton
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420053883
Pages 800
eBook ISBN 9780429248894
Subjects Law, Social Sciences
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Shoham, S.G., Beck, O., & Kett, M. (Eds.). (2007). International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781420053883

ABSTRACT

At the outset of the twenty-first century, more than 9 million people are held in custody in over 200 countries around the world.--from the essay "Prisons and Jails" by Ron KingThe first comparative study of this increasingly integral social subject, International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive and balanced revie

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|16 pages

Punishment and Culture

chapter 2|60 pages

Prisons and Jails

chapter 3|22 pages

Suicide in Prisions and Jails

chapter 4|62 pages

Hit 'Em Where It Hurts: Moetary and Nontraditional Punitive Sanctions

chapter 5|36 pages

The Death Penalty: The Movement toward Worldwide Abolition

chapter 6|34 pages

Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections: An International Perspective

chapter 7|64 pages

Crime Prevention

chapter 8|26 pages

Situational Crime Prevention

chapter 9|24 pages

Early Development Crime Prevention

chapter 10|34 pages

Deterrence and Deterrence Experiences: Preventing Crime through the Threat of Punishment

chapter 11|32 pages

Retribution and Retaliation

chapter 12|32 pages

Reparation, Compensation, and Restitution: Our Best Explanations

chapter 13|36 pages

The Police

chapter 14|24 pages

What Can Police Do to Reduce Crime, Disorder, and Fear?

chapter 15|28 pages

When States Do Not Extradite: Gaps in the Global Web of Formal Social Control

chapter 16|20 pages

A Comparative Look at the Roles and Functions of the Prosecution and Defense in Western Trail Systems

chapter 17|36 pages

Sentencing Structure and Reform in Common Law Jurisdictions

chapter 18|26 pages

Victims and Victimization

chapter 19|78 pages

Restorative Justice: An Alternative for Responding to Crime?

chapter 20|18 pages

The Practice of Victim Offender Mediation: A Look at the Evidence

chapter 21|24 pages

Lenient Justice? Punishing White-Collar and Corporate Crime

chapter 22|22 pages

The Third Wave: American Sex Offender Policies since the 1990s

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