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1 online resource (xv, 480 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; Foreword by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Woolf, Master of the Rolls; Acknowledgements; At the creation; From an active volcano to a well-ordered scenery; Towards a medical model of criminal justice; A penological cul-de-sac; Trying to break down traditional barriers; The socio-liberal approach to criminal policy; Reaching the harbour; Putting criminology on the national map; Making it work: infusing reality into an idea; The awkward question of capital punishment; An issue which refuses to go away; A prison system in crisis. |
| Summary |
Offers a profound overview of the changing understanding of crime and criminals, of criminal justice systems and penology, and of the tensions and dilemmas these pose for democratic societies. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Radzinowicz, Leon, 1906-1999.
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Radzinowicz, Leon, 1906-1999. |
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Radzinowicz, Leon, Sir. |
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Radzinowicz, Leon, Sir, 1906- |
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Radzinowicz, Leon. |
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Criminologists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Criminologists. |
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Great Britain. |
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Criminology -- Great Britain -- History.
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Criminology. |
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History. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Radzinowicz, Leon, Sir. Adventures in criminology. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999 (DLC) 98035440 |
| ISBN |
020302382X (electronic book) |
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9780203023822 |
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020302382X |
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9781134639359 |
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113463935X |
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0415198755 (Cloth) |
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9780415198752 |
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