Historical Dictionary of American Criminal Justice (Historical Dictionaries of Professions and Industries)

Sheridan, Matthew J./ Rainville, Raymond R./ King, Anna

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers（2019/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 504 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781538111406
• DDC分類 364.97303

Full Description

There has never been a more important time for those involved in criminal justice policy, operations and civil service to know their history. The Historical Dictionary of American Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive overview of the development of criminal justice in the United States. Criminal justice is a multidisciplinary endeavor, emerging across time and place through the fields of philosophy, law, biology, anthropology, and sociology. Developments occur quickly and regularly, the meanings of which are deeply embedded, not only in an historical context, but in complicated social, economic, and political circumstances as well. The field is particularly vulnerable to the exploitations of power being as closely aligned with the forces of social control as it is.

The Historical Dictionary of American Criminal Justice contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,200 cross-referenced entries on the most relevant concepts, cases, people, and terms. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about American criminal justice.

Contents

Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Reader's Notes
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendices
I: The Bill of Rights
II: Supreme Court Cases Criminal Procedure
III: U.S. Supreme Court Cases Which Review the Death Penalty
Bibliography
About the Authors