Controlling the Dangerous Classes: A History of Criminal Justice in America - Couverture souple

Shelden, Randall G.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0205571891 ISBN 13 : 9780205571895

Editeur : Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

This text covers the history of criminal justice from a critical perspective and explores the historical biases of the criminal justice system.

 

The overall theme of this book is that both the making of laws and the interpretation and application of these laws throughout the history of the criminal justice system has, historically, been class, gender, and racially biased. Moreover, one of the major functions of the criminal justice system has been to control those from the most disadvantaged sectors of the population, that is, the “dangerous classes.” This theme is explored using a historical model, tracing the development of criminal law through the development of the police institution, the juvenile justice system, and the prison system.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Controlling the Dangerous Classes: A History of Criminal Justice in America, 2/E

Randall G. Shelden, Universityof Nevada - Las Vegas

ISBN-10:      0205571891

 

 

 

This text covers the history of criminal justice from a critical perspective and explores the historical biases of the criminal justice system. This theme is explored by tracing the development of criminal law through the development of the police institution, the juvenile justice system, and the prison system.

 

 

New to this edition:

• Chapter 7, Crime Control in the New Millennium, detailing the “prison industrial complex” is a total revision and update of the original chapter on the “crime control industry.”
• A new chapter, Chapter 8, Where Do We Go from Here? explores alternatives and suggestions for changes.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This text covers the history of criminal justice from a critical perspective and explores the historical biases of the criminal justice system.

 

The overall theme of this book is that both the making of laws and the interpretation and application of these laws throughout the history of the criminal justice system has, historically, been class, gender, and racially biased. Moreover, one of the major functions of the criminal justice system has been to control those from the most disadvantaged sectors of the population, that is, the “dangerous classes.” This theme is explored using a historical model, tracing the development of criminal law through the development of the police institution, the juvenile justice system, and the prison system.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0205571891
• ISBN 13: 9780205571895
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 384
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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