Crime and Punishment in Western Countries, 1980-1999

Book Overview

The eight essays in this volume provide comprehensive, up-to-date summaries of crossnational crime trends in Australia, Canada, England, Wales, the Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. This book is an essential resource for sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists who seek an interdisciplinary approach to crime, its causes, and its repercussions. The contributors to this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226808718
• ISBN13: 9780226808710
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 411 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"