刑事司法

刑事司法在美国:犯罪的百科全书,执法,法院,和修正(2卷)通过卡拉Lewandowski(编辑);杰夫Bumgarner(编辑) 这项工作提供了一个全面介绍刑事司法领域,包括类型的犯罪;维持治安;法院判决;具有里程碑意义的法律决定;和当地、州和联邦修正系统,关键的主题和问题在每一个重要领域。它提供了一个完整的概述和对许多术语的理解,工作,围绕着这个不断增长的过程和问题的研究领域。另一个主要的工作重点是检查伦理问题与警察和法院、审判程序、执法和修正机构和责任和刑事司法的肤色在美国在21世纪。最后,这个标题强调等敏感的政治话题的报道贩毒和药物滥用、移民、环境保护、政府监督和公民权利,致命武力,大规模监禁,警察军事化,有组织犯罪团伙,错误定罪,判决种族差异,美国监狱私有化。

在美国街头犯罪的百科全书通过杰弗里•伊恩•罗斯(编辑) 任何人生活或工作在一个城市担心或经历过在一个时间或另一个街头犯罪;无论是抢劫,钱包抢,或者更多的暴力犯罪。在美国,street crime has recently hovered near historic lows; hence, the declaration of certain analysts that street life in America has never been safer. But is it really? Street crime has changed over past decades, especially with the advent of surveillance cameras in public places--the territory of the street criminal--but at the same time, criminals have found ways to adapt. This encyclopedic reference focuses primarily on urban lifestyle and its associated crimes, ranging from burglary to drug peddling to murder to new, more sophisticated forms of street crime and scams. This traditional A-to-Z reference has significant coverage of police and courts and other criminal justice sub-disciplines while also featuring thematic articles on the sociology of street crime. Features & Benefits: 175 signed entries within a single volume in print and electronic formats provide in-depth coverage to the topic of street crime in America. Cross-References and Suggestions for Further Readings guide readers to additional resources. Entries are supported by vivid photos and illustrations to better bring the material alive. A thematic Reader's Guide groups related entries by broad topic areas and, within the electronic version, combines with Cross-References and a detailed Index for convenient search-and-browse capabilities. A Chronology provides readers with a historical perspective of street crime in America. Appendices provide sources of data and statistics, annotated to highlight their relevance.  

在美国犯罪和惩罚通过菲利斯·b·Gerstenfeld(编辑) 这本书提供了一个清晰的检测困难的主题有关的犯罪类型和类型的惩罚。这个集合提供了清晰的、可理解的和权威的治疗的核心方面的刑事司法证明可访问的和引人入胜的非专业人士的读者。论文集中类型的犯罪,逮捕违法者,刑事审判,和类型的惩罚。像的刑事司法”“设置”“提取,这个新马的选择设置的目的是满足把读者的需要和学生从中学水平。266年的按字母顺序排列的文章地址类型,读者最有可能带来的问题。它保留了许多媒体说明栏的主题,加强刑事司法。这些栏解释刑事司法的现实之间的关系和描绘的主题在电影、电视、小说、新闻媒体。一组给予特别关注罪犯:他们是谁,他们提交什么类型的犯罪,他们的动机是什么,他们的犯罪活动对社会的影响,他们的犯罪活动的成本。包括40集核心文章特定类别的犯罪——从虐待动物和纵火破坏和白领犯罪。这些文章包括概要犯下这些罪行的作恶者,总结了一般。近100篇文章属于问题刑事被告和大约45文章律师,法官,审判程序。 A third thrust of the set is on corrections - sentencing, punishment, prison systems, prison conditions, and parole and pardons - subjects to which it devotes about 47 essays.Finally, the set contains 20 articles on municipal, state, and federal law-enforcement agencies, including specific agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Coast Guard.The essays in this three volume set range from 300 to 3,000 words, and are arranged alphabetically to enable readers to go directly to the topics in which they are most interested. Each article begins with ready reference top matter that highlights the most important aspects of the topic. Descriptive subheads break up the text in longer articles, and all the articles have Further Reading notes.Volume 3 contains a detailed general subject index and a list of topics by subject categories. Lists of cross-references to other articles follow every essay to guide readers to the most closely related articles. An extensive Glossary complements the essays.

百科全书的执法通过拉里·e·沙利文(编辑);玛丽Simonetti罗森(编辑);多萝西摩西舒尔茨(编辑);玛丽亚(Maki) Haberfeld(编辑) 这三卷百科全书的执法提供了一个全面、关键,和描述性的检查所有方面的州和地方执法部门,联邦和国家,国际阶段。这项工作是一个独特的参考源,为读者提供了明智的讨论管理的实践和理论的历史和当代framework.nbsp;卷治疗对象特定的州和地方的面积,联邦和国家和国际监管。许多主题和治安的问题跨越学科边界,然而,和几个条目提供比较地方主题上下文的信息。