Comparative criminology
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Comparative criminology
（Sage research progress series in criminology, v. 31）
Sage Publications, c1983
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A selection from papers presented in sessions held by the Division on International Criminology, at the American Society of Criminology's annual meeting in 1982 in Toronto
"Published in cooperation with the American Society of Criminology."
Includes bibliographies
Contents of Works
- Introduction / Elmer H. Johnson, Israel L. Barak-Glantz
- Generalization and its discontents the comparative study of crime / Piers Beirne
- Economic crimes in Communist countries / Maria Loś
- Mediation in the People's Republic of China : participation and social control / Elmer H. Johnson
- New patterns of urban riots : Miami and Liverpool / Philip Jenkins, Fred Hutchings
- The women's movement and female criminality in the Netherlands / Ineke Haen Marshall
- Law enforcement selection practices : The United States and Canada / Knowlton Johnson
- Participation in courts : American jurors and German lay judges / Nancy Travis Wolfe
- Role conflict and stress of prison guards : organizational and cross-national perspectives / Peter Wickman
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book provides an excellent introduction to the study of comparative criminology, and shows how comparative criminology can play an important role in understanding criminal behaviour -- and in improving criminal justice policies and practices.
Table of Contents
Introduction / Elmer H. Johnson, Israel L. Barak-Glantz -- Generalization and its discontents / Piers Beirne -- Economic crimes in Communist countries / Maria Loas -- Mediation in the People's Republic of China / Elmer H. Johnson New patterns of urbanriots / Philip Jenkins, Fred Hutchings -- The women's movement and female criminality in the Netherlands / Ineke Haen Marshall -- enforcement selection practices / Knowlton Johnson -- Participation in court Nancy Travis Wolfe -- Role conflict and stress of prison guards / Peter Wickman.
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