Crime and criminal justice in Israel : assessing the knowledge base toward the twenty-first century / edited by Robert R. Friedmann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Friedmann, Robert R.

Series:

SUNY Series in Israeli Studies

SUNY series in Israeli studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminology--Israel.

Criminology.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Israel.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Crime forecasting--Israel.

Crime forecasting.

Twenty-first century--Forecasts.

Twenty-first century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (453 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Offers insights into the criminal justice system and the field of criminology in Israel.

Contents:

""Front Matter ""; ""Half Title Page ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""PREFACE""; ""Content ""; ""Part One: THEORY ""; ""THE STUDY OF CRIME AND SOCIAL CONTROL IN ISRAEL: SOME THEORETICAL OBSERVATIONS""; ""Introduction""; ""Historical Roots""; ""The Institutionalization of Criminology""; ""The Study of Crime Trends""; ""The Therapeutic Model""; ""The Descriptive Pragmatic Approach""; ""The Critical Evaluation of Correctional Practices""; ""The Analysis of Social Dimensions""; ""Criminological Discourse in Israel""; ""Suggested Lines of Inquiry""; ""Notes""

""References""""PATTERNED DEVIANCE""; ""The Etiology of Patterned Deviance""; ""Attitudes and Behavior toward Formal Norms in Israel""; ""The Elusive Legitimacy of Authority""; ""References""; ""CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ISRAEL Gad J. Bensinger""; ""Historical Considerations""; ""Constitutional and Governmental Considerations""; ""The Legislature""; ""The Executive Branch""; ""The Government""; ""The President""; ""The Judiciary""; ""The Scope and Nature of Crime in Israel""; ""Drug Abuse and Control""; ""Juvenile Delinquency, Abuse, and Neglect""; ""The Israel National Police""

""The Judicial System""""Magistrates' Courts""; ""District Courts""; ""The Supreme Court""; ""The Quality of Justice""; ""The Corrections System""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Part Two:THE EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ETIOLOGY OF CRIME IN ISRAEL""; ""CRIMINAL STATISTICS""; ""Types of Statistics""; ""Definitions""; ""Offenses""; ""Property""; ""Robbery""; ""Violence""; ""Drugs""; ""Offenders""; ""Case Attrition""; ""Victimization Surveys""; ""Conclusion ""; ""References""; ""JUVENILE DELINQUENCY""; ""Definitions""; ""Age""; ""a. Minimum""; ""b. Maximum""; ""Police""; ""Juvenile Court""

""Procedure""""Probation""; ""a. Lawbreaking""; ""b. Supervision cases""; ""c. Follow-up""; ""d. Minor victims""; ""Scope and Trend of the Problem""; ""Prevention""; ""Arabs, History and Trends""; ""References""; ""CRIMES OF VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVES""; ""Introduction""; ""General Trends""; ""Stress Factors in Israeli Society""; ""Violent Crime and Significant Events in Israel's History""; ""Violent Crime and Social Stress: Some Empirical Evidence""; ""Objective Stress Factors""; ""Subjective Perception of Stress""; ""Social Heterogeneity and Violence""

""Violence and Major Structural Conflicts in Israeli Society""""Internal Jewish-Arab Conflict ""; ""The Conflict between Oriental and Western Jews""; ""The Conflict between Religious and Secular Jews""; ""The Conflict between the Political Left and Right""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""ORGANIZED CRIME IN ISRAEL""; ""The Israeli Approach to Organized Crime""; ""The Media and Commissions Era of Organized Crime in Israel""; ""The Scientific Era""; ""The New Era""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""POLITICAL VIOLENCE: POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS AS A QUEST FOR JUSTICE""; ""Introduction""

""Part One: Killing and Political Assassinations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438403397

1438403399

OCLC:

1475899224