1st Edition

International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice

Edited By Shlomo Giora Shoham, Ori Beck, Martin Kett Copyright 2008
800 Pages 6 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

800 Pages
by Routledge

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 King The first comparative study of this increasingly integral social subject, International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive and balanced review of the philosophy and practicality of... Read more
Punishment and Culture, T.G. Blomberg, W.D. Bales, and
C.A. Waid

Prisons and Jails, R.D. King

Suicide in Prisons and Jails, C. Tartaro and D. Lester

Hit 'Em Where It Hurts: Monetary and Nontraditional Punitive Sanctions, S. Van Slyke, G.P. Waldo, and W. Bales

The Death Penalty: The Movement towards Worldwide Abolition, R. Hood

Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections: An International Perspective, L.F. Travis and V. Simpson Beck

Crime Prevention, S.P. Lab

Situational Crime Prevention, M. Felson

Early Developmental Crime Prevention, D.P. Farrington and B.C. Welsh

Deterrence and Deterrence Experiences: Preventing Crime through the Threat of Punishment, Per-O.H. Wikström

Retribution and Retaliation, J. Pratt

Reparation, Compensation, and Restitution: Our Best Explanations, C.F. Abel

The Police, J.A. Schafer and C. Bartollas

What Can Police Do to Reduce Crime, Disorder, and Fear?, D. Weisburd and J.E. Eck

When States Do Not Extradite: Gaps in the Global Web of Formal Social Control, W.F. McDonald

A Comparative Look at the Roles and Functions of the Prosecution and Defense in Western Trial Systems, W.T. Pizzi

Sentencing Structure and Reform in Common Law Jurisdictions, J.V. Roberts and E. Baker

Victims and Victimization, K. Pease

Restorative Justice: An Alternative for Responding to Crime?, L. Walgrave

The Practice of Victim Offender Mediation: A Look at the Evidence, M.S. Umbreit, R.B. Coates, and B. Vos

Lenient Justice? Punishing White-Collar and Corporate Crime, H.N. Pontell, S.M. Rosoff, and A. Peterson

The Third Wave: American Sex Offender Policies since the 1990s, J. Simon and C. Leon

Index

Biography

Shlomo Giora Shoham, Ori Beck, Martin Kett