Crime and punishment in the United States /

Crime and punishment in the United States /

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (3 volumes (xviii, 1092 pages)) : illustrations, maps.
Language:	English
Series:	Magill's choice Magill's choice.
Subject:	Crime -- United States -- Case studies -- Encyclopedias. Punishment -- United States -- Case studies -- Encyclopedias. Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- History -- Encyclopedias. Criminals -- United States -- Biography -- Encyclopedias. Crime. Criminal justice, Administration of. Criminals. Punishment. United States. Electronic books. Encyclopedias. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11178717

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Crime & punishment in the United States
Other authors / contributors:	Gerstenfeld, Phyllis B.
ISBN:	9781587654497 1587654490
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	Examines the core aspects of criminal justice. Essays focus on types of crimes, apprehension of wrongdoers, criminal trials, and types of punishment.
Other form:	Print version: Crime and punishment in the United States. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, ©2008 9781587654275 158765427X

Description
Summary:	Clear, comprehensible and authoriatative treatment of the core aspects of criminal justice that should prove both accessible and engaging to nonspecialist readers. Essays focus on types of crimes, apprehension of wrongdoers, criminal trials, and types of punishments to give the set a sharply definded focus on crime and punishment.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (3 volumes (xviii, 1092 pages)) : illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9781587654497 1587654490