Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2003

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2003
Author: Ann L. Pastore
Publisher: Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005-07-27
Genre: Corrections
ISBN: 9780160733017

National Criminal Jusitce 208756. Bureau of Justice Statistics Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2003. 31th annual edition. Edited by Kathleen Maguire and Ann L. Pastore, et al. Brings together in a single volume nationwide data of interest to the criminal justice community. Compiles information from a variety of sources and makes it accessible to a wide audience.

Criminal Careers and "Career Criminals,"

Criminal Careers and
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 475
Release: 1986-02-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0309036844

By focusing attention on individuals rather than on aggregates, this book takes a novel approach to studying criminal behavior. It develops a framework for collecting information about individual criminal careers and their parameters, reviews existing knowledge about criminal career dimensions, presents models of offending patterns, and describes how criminal career information can be used to develop and refine criminal justice policies. In addition, an agenda for future research on criminal careers is presented.

Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice
Author: Preston Elrod
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Total Pages: 539
Release: 2013-07
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1449667600

The juvenile justice system is a multifaceted entity that continually changes under the influence of decisions, policies, and laws. The all new Fourth Edition of Juvenile Justice: A Social, Historical, and Legal Perspective, offers readers a clear and comprehensive look at exaclty what it is and how it works. Reader friendly and up-to-date, this text unravels the complexities of the juvenile justice system by exploring the history, theory, and components of the juvenile justice process and how they relate.