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History of Criminal Justice

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ISBN-10: 143773491X

ISBN-13: 9781437734911

Edition: 5th 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Mark Jones, Peter Johnstone

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Covering criminal justice history on a cross-national basis, this book surveys criminal justice in Western civilization and American life chronologically from ancient times to the present. It is an introduction to the historical problems of crime, law enforcement and penology, set against the background of major historical events and movements.Integrating criminal justice history into the scope of European, British, French and American history, this text provides the opportunity for comparisons of crime and punishment over boundaries of national histories. The text concludes with a chapter that addresses terrorism and homeland security. Each chapter enhanced with supplemental boxes:…    
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Book details

List price: $48.99
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 7/22/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.068
Language: English

Introduction
Criminal Justice in Ancient Times
Medieval Crime and Punishment Before the Lateran Council of 1215
From the Lateran Councils to the Renaissance (c. 1150-1550)
Criminal Justice and the English Constitution to 1689
Criminal Justice on the North American Colonial Frontier (1607-1700)
The Enlightenment and Criminal Justice
The American Revolution and Criminal Justice
Freedom and Prisons in the Land of the Free
Early Nineteenth-Century Law Enforcement
Turning Points in Constitutionalism and Criminal Justice (1787-1910)
Penology and Corrections in Modern America
The Rise of Criminal Justice Professionalism
Criminal Justice and Terrorism: The Era of Homeland Security
Epilogue