Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
Book Description
The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science
Author: The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science
Author: Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology
Author: Qualitative Criminology
Author: Lorana BartelsPublisher: Federation Press
ISBN: 9781876067243
Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Brings to life the stories behind the research of both emerging and established scholars in Australian criminology. The book's contributors provided honest, reflective, and decidedly unsanitised accounts of their qualitative research journeys.
Deterrence and the Death Penalty
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309254167
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached widely varying, even contradictory, conclusions. Some studies have concluded that the threat of capital punishment deters murders, saving large numbers of lives; other studies have concluded that executions actually increase homicides; still others, that executions have no effect on murder rates. Commentary among researchers, advocates, and policymakers on the scientific validity of the findings has sometimes been acrimonious. Against this backdrop, the National Research Council report Deterrence and the Death Penalty assesses whether the available evidence provides a scientific basis for answering questions of if and how the death penalty affects homicide rates. This new report from the Committee on Law and Justice concludes that research to date on the effect of capital punishment on homicide rates is not useful in determining whether the death penalty increases, decreases, or has no effect on these rates. The key question is whether capital punishment is less or more effective as a deterrent than alternative punishments, such as a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Yet none of the research that has been done accounted for the possible effect of noncapital punishments on homicide rates. The report recommends new avenues of research that may provide broader insight into any deterrent effects from both capital and noncapital punishments.
The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science
Author: Key Ideas in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Author: Travis C. PrattPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412970148
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
By focusing on key ideas in both criminology and criminal justice, this book brings a new and unique perspective to understanding critical research in criminology and criminal justice -- heretofore, the practice has been to separate criminology and criminal justice. However, given their interconnected nature, this book brings both together cohesively. In going beyond simply identifying and discussing key contributions and their effects by giving students a broader socio-political context for each key idea, this book concretely conceptualizes the key ideas in ways that students will remember and understand.
Criminal Justice: A Very Short Introduction
Author: Julian V. RobertsPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191025879
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The criminal justice system is wide ranging; from the crimes themselves and policing to the sentencing of offenders and prisons. In this Very Short Introduction Julian V. Roberts draws upon the latest research and current practices from a number of different countries around the world. Focusing on the adversarial model of justice found in common law countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, he discusses topics such as the uses of imprisonment, the effects of capital punishment, and the purposes of sentencing. Considering the role of the victim throughout the criminal justice system, as well as public knowledge and attitudes towards criminal justice, Roberts critically assesses the way in which the system functions and its importance around the world. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Criminal Law and Society
Author: Frank D. DayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Essays in Criminal Science
Author: Gerhard O. W. MuellerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Festschrift in honor of Robert Harvey Gault and the Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology and Police Science.
