Criminal justice in England and the United States

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hirschel J. David.
Group Author: Wakefield William; (William O.); Sasse Scott.
Published: Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
Publisher Address: Sudbury, Mass.
Publication Dates: c2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Criminal justice illuminated
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Carrier Form: x, 384 p.: ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9780763741129 (pbk.)
0763741124 (pbk.)
Index Number: D956
CLC: D956.14
D956.16
D971.26
D971.24
Call Number: D956.16/H669/2nd.ed.
Contents: Previous ed. published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An introduction to comparative criminal justice research -- The English cultural heritage and government system -- English criminal law -- The English crime problem -- The history and organization of the police -- The modern English police -- The criminal courts, judges, and lawyers -- The court process -- The development of confinement and corrections in England -- The organization and operations of corrections -- Terrorism -- Juvenile justice in England -- Evaluating the English criminal justice system : lessons to be learned.