Criminal justice an introduction /: an introduction. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Joyce.
• Authors: Joyce, Peter
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Table of cases; Preface; 1. The causes of crime and deviancy; Classicism; Positivism; Biological Explanations of Crime: 'Born Bad'?; Psychological Explanations of Crime; Crime and its Social Setting; The State and Criminality; Conservative Criminology; Feminist Criminologies; White-Collar and Corporate Crime; The Regulation of Corporate Crime in the United Kingdom; Conclusion; Further Reading; References; 2. The measurement, prevention and detection of crime The Measurement of CrimeAlternative Studies of Criminal Activity; Crime Preven; The Theory and Practical Aspects of Crime Prevention; The Social Approach to Crime Prevention; Community Safety; Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships -- Past, Present and Future; Assessment of the Principles and Practice of Community Safety; Other Multi-Agency Initiatives; The Detection of Crime; How Is Crime Detected in the United Kingdom?; Forensic Science and the Detection Of Crime; Technology and Crime Detection; Detection Work -- How Successful Is It?; Conclusion; Further Reading; References 3. The criminal justice system: an overviewThe Role of the Criminal Justice System; The Key Criminal Justice Agencies; Overview of the Criminal Justice System in Scotland; Overview of the Criminal Justice System in Northern Ireland; Criminal Justice Policy; Tackling the Fear of Crime; Conclusion; Further Reading; References; 4. The police service; Models of Policing; Police Methods: the Policing of Local Communities; Twenty-First-Century Developments in Policing Methods; Police Powers; Control and Accountability: the Governance Legislation The Community Empowerment Agenda and Police GovernanceConclusion; Further Reading; References; 5. The prosecution of offenders; Summary Justice; Arrest; The Prosecution of Offences; The Judicial Process; Trial by Jury; Miscarriages of Justice; Discretion in the Prosecution Process; Conclusion; Further Reading; References; 6. The judiciary; Organization of the Courts in England and Wales; The Composition of the Legal Profession; The Appointment of Judges; The Judiciary, the State and Law-Making; The Control and Accountability of the Judiciary; Conclusion; Further Reading; References 7. Punishment and sentencingDefinition; The Aims of Punishment -- the Juridical Perspective; Restorative Justice; Problems with Restorative Justice; The Rationale of Punishment -- Sociological Perspectives; Sentencing since the Late Twentieth Century; The 2010 Coalition Government Sentencing Reforms; Conclusion; Further Reading; References; 8. Prison and its alternatives; The Purpose of Prisons in England and Wales; Reform and Rehabilitation of Offenders; The Rehabilitation Potential of Prisons; The Maintenance of Order within Prisons; Women in Prison; Alternatives to Imprisonment
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvii, 670 pages), illustrations, 1 map
• Subjects: 364.941; Criminal justice, Administration of -- England; Criminology -- England; Criminal justice, Administration of -- Wales; Criminology -- Wales; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1317395581; 9781317395584; 9781317395577; 1317395573
• Related ISBNs: 9781317395584; 1138931160; 1138931152
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
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