Dupont-Morales / Michael K. Hooper / Judy H. Schmidt (eds.)

Handbook of Criminal Justice Administration

Herausgeber: Dupont-Morales, M a; Schmidt, Judy H; Hooper, Michael K

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This outstanding reference addresses the judicial, correctional, and law enforcement components of the criminal justice system, including history, ethics, prevention, intervention, due process, marginalized populations, international consequences, white collar and organized crime, alternative to incarceration, the science of victimology, and demands for professionalism. Covering trends in crime, delinquency, policing, and civil disorder, it examines critical variations in the criminal justice systems of countries worldwide. This comprehensive resource provides information on terrorism, application of technology in criminal justice, police use of force, and workplace violence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Seitenzahl: 501
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 152mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9780824704186
• ISBN-10: 0824704185
• Artikelnr.: 22101551

Autorenporträt

M.A. DuPont-Morales, Michael K. Hooper, Judy H. Schmidt

Inhaltsangabe

Global and comparative perspectives: the ethics of criminal justice administration
trends in crime
a history of criminological thought - explanations for crime and delinquency
comparative criminal justice. Policing: community policing - past, present and future
managing criminal investigation
traffic operations
use of force by law enforcement officers
civil disorder and policing. Courts: criminal law
criminal procedure
the criminal trial process
evolution of court management. Corrections: evolution of the correctional process
probation
alternatives to incarceration
prisoner rights
correctional administration and Section 1983 liability issues
jail administration and management
publicized executions and the incidence of homicide -methodological sources of inconsistent findings. Special topics: victimology
workplace violence - prevention and threat assessment
future trends in addressing and preventing domestic violence - the role of domestic violence coalitions
organized crime
white collar crime
terrorism and the American system of criminal justice
environmental crime and justice
technology in criminal justice administration.