Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-220) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Theoretical Approaches to Law and Criminal Justice; Chapter 2 -- The Law; Chapter 3 -- The Police; Chapter 4 -- Court Processes and Personnel; Chapter 5 -- Punishment; Chapter 6 -- Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Providing an overview of the sociological approaches to law and criminal justice, this book focuses on how law and the criminal justice system inevitably affect one another, and the ways in which both are intimately connected with wider social forces.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Understanding criminal justice.
International Standard Book Number
9780761940319
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Criminal justice, Administration of-- Social aspects.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Criminal justice, Administration of-- Social aspects.