edited by Michael R. Gottfredson, Don M. Gottfredson.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Second edition
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston, MA
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer US : Imprint : Springer
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1988
SERIES
Series Title
Law, society, and policy, 3.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1 Overview --;2 The Victim's Decision to Report a Crime --;3 The Decision to Arrest --;4 Pretrial Release Decisions --;5 The Decision to Charge --;6 Sentencing Decisions --;7 Correctional Decisions in the Community --;8 Correctional Decisions in Institutions --;9 Parole Decisions --;10 Toward More Rational Decision Making --;Author Index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
The study of decisions in the criminal justice process provides a useful focus for the examination of many fundamental aspects of criminal jus- tice. The aims of the decisions are not always clear, and, indeed, the principal objectives of these decisions are often the subject of much debate.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Criminology.
Social sciences.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
HV9950
Book number
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E358
1988
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
edited by Michael R. Gottfredson, Don M. Gottfredson.