Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 312 pages
- Published by: Greenwood Press November 30, 1997
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0313294097
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0313294099
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Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
this crisply written and concisely edited work makes a worthwhile addition to legal and criminal justice reference collections.
ChoiceWhether explaining legal principles, criminal offenses, court cases, influential individuals, organizations, government agencies, technological crime fighting tools, social theories, or social issues (a list that underscores the field's interdisciplinary nature!), the encyclopedia's prose is clear, dispassionate, and informative.
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Product Description
An inter-disciplinary survey of crime and violence in America with entry emphasis focused on the 20th century. Addressing specifically the period from 1960 to the present, this reference also projects into the 21st century with contemporary terms covering aspects of violent crime, terrorism, riots, gangs, guns and gun control, AIDS, drug and drug related crime, and corporate and political crime. An inter-disciplinary survey of crime and violence in America with historical perspective, but primary entry emphasis focused on the 20th century. Addressing specifically the period from 1960 to the present, this reference also projects into the 21st century with contemporary terminology covering aspects of violent crime, DNA evidence, terrorism, riots, gangs, guns and gun control, AIDS, drug and drug related crime, and corporate and political crime. A Bibliographic Essay, Table of Cases, and Index enrich this work designed for students, scholars, and professionals in criminal justice and related fields.
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