NCJ Number
15922
Editor(s)
S L MESSINGER,
S HALLECK,
P LERMAN,
N MORRIS,
P V MURPHY,
M E WOLFGANG
Date Published
1974
Length
559 pages
Annotation
COMPOSED MAINLY OF JOURNAL REPRINTS, THIS READER CONTAINS WHAT IT EDITORIAL BOARD CONSIDERS TO BE THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK ON THE SUBJECT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FROM 1973.
Abstract
THE SELECTIONS ARE GROUPED INTO FIVE SECTIONS. IN THE FIRST PART, APPROACHES, SEVERAL ARTICLES ARE PRESENTED THAT EMPHASIZE WAYS OF UNDERSTANDING THE PHENOMENA OF CRIME AND JUSTICE. EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF DELINQUENT AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR ARE FOUND IN PART TWO. THE PAPERS IN PARTS THREE AND FOUR DEAL WITH THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESSES, RESPECTIVELY. IN PART FIVE, SEVERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO PLANNING AND POLICY ARE PRESENTED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)