Crime and punishment in western countries, 1980-1999
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Crime and punishment in western countries, 1980-1999
(Crime and justice / edited by Michael Tonry and Norval Morris ; with the support of the National Institute of Justice, v. 33)
University of Chicago Press, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0518/2005024762.html
Contents of Works
- Punishment and crime across space and time / Michael Tonry and David P. Farrington
- Crime and punishment in England and Wales, 1981-1999 / David P. Farrington and Darrick Jolliffe
- Crime and punishment in Scotland, 1981-1999 / David J. Smith
- Crime and punishment in the United States, 1981-1999 / Patrick A. Langan
- Crime and punishment in the Netherlands, 1980-1999 / Catrien C.J.H. Bijleveld and Paul R. Smit
- Crime and punishment in Switzerland, 1985-1999 / Martin Killias, Philippe Lamon, and Marcelo F. Aebi
- Crime and punishment in Canada, 1981-1999 / Brandon C. Welsh and Mark H. Irving
- Crime and punishment in Australia, 1980-2000 / Carlos Carcach
- Cross-national patterns in crime rates / Philip J. Cook and Nataliya Khmilevska
- Cross-national measures of punitiveness / Alfred Blumstein, Michael Tonry, and Asheley Van Ness
- Cross-national comparisons of crime rates in four countries, 1981-1999 / David P. Farrington and Darrick Jolliffe
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The eight essays in this volume provide comprehensive, up-to-date summaries of cross national crime trends in Australia, Canada, England, Wales, the Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. This book is an essential resource for sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists who seek an interdisciplinary approach to crime, its causes, and its repercussions. The contributors to this volume are Marcelo F. Aebi, Catrien C. J. H. Bijleveld, Alfred Blumstein, Carlos Carcach, Philip J. Cook, Mark Irving, Darrick Jolliffe, Nataliya Khmilevska, Martin Killias, Philippe Lamon, Patrick A. Langan, Asheley Van Ness, Paul R. Smit, David J. Smith, and Brandon Welsh.
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