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The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice (Paperback)
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The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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Although criminal justice systems in developed Western countries
are much alike in form, structure, and function, the American
system is unique. While it is structurally similar to those of
other Western countries, the punishments it imposes are often
vastly harsher. No other Western country retains capital punishment
or regularly employs life-without-parole, three-strikes, or lengthy
mandatory minimum sentencing laws. As a result, the U.S.
imprisonment rate of nearly 800 per 100,000 residents dwarfs rates
elsewhere. The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice is an
essential guide to the development and operation of the American
criminal justice system. A leading scholar in the field and an
experienced editor, Michael Tonry has brought together a team of
first-rate scholars to provide an authoritative and comprehensive
overview and introduction to this crucial institution. Expertly
organized, the various sections of the Handbook explore the
American criminal justice system from a variety of
perspectives-including its purposes, functions, problems, and
priorities-and present analyses of police and policing, juvenile
justice, prosecution and sentencing, and community and
institutional corrections, making it a complete and unrivaled
portrait of how America approaches crime and criminal justice, and
giving persuasive answers as to why and how it has developed to
what it is today. Accessibly written for a wide audience, the
Handbook serves as a definitive reference for scholars and a broad
survey for students in criminology and criminal justice.
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