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Battleground: Criminal Justice: [2 volumes]
Gregg Barak
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Description for Battleground: Criminal Justice: [2 volumes]
Multiple-component retail product. There are many controversial aspects of the US criminal justice system, which are highly relevant to debates about crime and justice globally. This encyclopedia examines the most significant controversies throughout history with emphasis on debates, trends, and issues. The entries include: Boot Camps, Corporal Punishment, and DNA Evidence. Editor(s): Barak, Gregg. Series: Battleground. Num Pages: 872 pages, 1 illustration (b&w), 5 figures, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 185 x 62. Weight in Grams: 2404.
There are many controversial aspects of our criminal justice system, and this encyclopedia examines the most significant controversies throughout American history with emphasis on current debates, trends, and issues. Arranged alphabetically, approximately 100 entries cover background, explanations, notable cases and events, various sides of an issue, and what to expect in the future. Entries are objective and factual, allowing readers to formulate their own conclusions. Sidebars and case examples help to illustrate each entry, and sources for further reading point readers to other important materials. Given the prevalance of controversial criminal justice topics in the news, this timely reference ... Read more
There are many controversial aspects of our criminal justice system, and this encyclopedia examines the most significant controversies throughout American history with emphasis on current debates, trends, and issues. Arranged alphabetically, approximately 100 entries cover background, explanations, notable cases and events, various sides of an issue, and what to expect in the future. Entries are objective and factual, allowing readers to formulate their own conclusions. Sidebars and case examples help to illustrate each entry, and sources for further reading point readers to other important materials. Given the prevalance of controversial criminal justice topics in the news, this timely reference ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
872
Condition
New
Series
Battleground
Number of Pages
872
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313340406
SKU
V9780313340406
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Gregg Barak
Gregg Barak is professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology at Eastern Michigan University. His publications include Violence, Conflict and World Order: Critical Conversations on State Sanctioned Justice 2006, Crime, Inequality, and Justice: Integrating Class, Race, and Gender, 2nd edition, Violence and Nonviolence: Pathways to Understanding, Class, Race, Gender, and Crime, Crime and Crime Control: A Global View, ... Read more
Reviews for Battleground: Criminal Justice: [2 volumes]
The 100 alphabetical entries in this two-volume set provide readers with a comprehensive, balanced view of controversial subjects in criminal justice. Entries vary widely, ranging from Cameras in the Courtroom and Marijuana Medicalization to Guantanamo Detainees and Torture and Enemy Combatants. Although the volumes generally focus on issues within the United States, some entries deal with international issues (Supremacy of ... Read more