NCJ Number
16486
Editor(s)
D GLASER
Date Published
1974
Length
1193 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF READINGS DEALING WITH CRIMINOLOGICAL THEORY AND RESEARCH.
Abstract
THE READINGS ARE ORGANIZED INTO FOUR SECTIONS. THE FIRST PART DEALS WITH EXPLANATIONS FOR CRIME AND DELINQUENCY. MANY OF THE CONCEPTS AND FINDINGS DISCUSSED ARE PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED. PART TWO COVERS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ADJUDICATION - THE POLICE, CRIMINALISTICS, AND THE COURTS. A SPECIAL WORLD SURVEY OF MAJOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS SHOWS HOW SIMILAR PROBLEMS ARE HANDLED IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THE PART ON CORRECTIONS DEALS WITH ALL FACETS OF JUVENILE AND ADULT, INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY REHABILITATION EFFORTS. A SEPARATE CHAPTER IS DEVOTED TO THE AMERICAN JAIL SYSTEM AND ITS EMPHASIS ON DETENTION. THE LAST PART IS A LOOK AT CRIME PREVENTION. IT INCLUDES AN ELABORATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS BY ECONOMISTS AND A REVIEW OF CRIME PREVENTION AS 'A FUGITIVE UTOPIA'. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)