Crime and punishment: A history of the criminal justice system, international edition

Authoritative and engaging, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT: A HISTORY OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, International Edition delivers a comprehensive examination of the history of the criminal justice system. Roth begins with a discussion of system's roots in the ancient world and Great Britain and carries the narrative all the way through the 21st Century and the impact of terrorism and white collar crime on today's criminal justice institutions. Written by a historian andcriminologist, the text goes in depth to demonstrate how history has shaped the present criminal justice system and how it affects public policy being established today. It offers intriguing insight into the people--such as Robert F.Kennedy and J. Edgar Hoover--and events--like the Innocence Project--that impacted the evolution of the American system. In addition to its thorough coverage of history, the Second Edition explores the issues challenging today's system, such as Ponzi schemes, medical marijuana, the Second Chance Act, faith-based initiatives, prison gangs, and much more. Covering criminal justice both chronologically and topically, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT couples recent trends with historical analysis to equip readers with a thorough understanding of today's criminal justice system. INDICE: PREFACE. 1. From Customs to Codes: Criminal Justice in the AncientWorld. 2. English Criminal Justice Traditions (570-1725). 3. Criminal Justicein Early America (1597-1740). 4. Criminal Justice in Revolutionary Times (1718-1797). 5. Criminal Justice in the New Nation (1777-1834). 6. Criminal Justice in Antebellum America (1817-1857). 7. Criminal Justice in Civil War America (1856-1876). 8. Criminal Justice in Victorian America (1870-1901). 9. CriminalJustice in the Progressive Era (1898-1928). 10. Criminal Justice in the Crisis Decades (1919-1938). 11. Criminal Justice at Mid-Century (1941-1959). 12. Nationalization of Criminal Justice (1960-1979). 13. Criminal Justice at the Endof the Twentieth Century (1980-2000). 14. Criminal Justice in the Age of Terrorism (2000-2010). GLOSSARY. WHO'S WHO IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE HISTORY. INDEX.

• ISBN: 978-0-495-81269-2
• Editorial: Wadsworth
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 408
• Fecha Publicación: 02/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés