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Public policy, crime, and criminal justice / Barry W. Hancock, Paul M. Sharp.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hancock, Barry W., 1954-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Corrections.
- United States.
- Law enforcement--United States.
- Law enforcement.
- Corrections--United States.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States.
- Juvenile justice, Administration of.
- Crime--United States.
- Crime.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 448 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2000.
- Summary:
- Designed to provide readers with a "whole-system" view of policy, crime, and criminal justice, this unique anthology offers a collection of original works that explore the "issues" related to public policy and crime. Organizes articles strategically--beginning with a general discussion of public policy to the causes of crime to the components of the criminal justice system to the implications for policy. For those in the Public Affairs, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Police Studies, and Public Administration fields.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0130206156
- OCLC:
- 41224127
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