Dictionary of Crime, Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Law Enforcement

• NCJ Number: 138813
• Author(s): J R Nash
• Date Published: 1992
• Length: 433 pages
• Sale Source: Paragon House Publishers
• Publication Type: Dictionary
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary contains over 16,000 entries used in law, police work, forensic science, drug and prison cultures, the media, and by criminals themselves.

Abstract

Solid definitions are provided for both current and historic words from all over the English-speaking world and are supplemented with the words' etymology, usage, and an identification of who uses it. The dictionary contains guidelines to its usage.