Federal Government and Criminal Justice

by Nancy E. Marion

Book Overview

This book provides a description of the responses taken by the federal government to issues revolving around criminal justice. In other words, it looks at what federal actors did to address different crime problems. It includes a description of action taken by the president, Congress, courts, bureaucracies, and interest groups to solve crime. Each chapter focuses on a different problem, such as guns, and shows what the different presidents said about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230110150
• ISBN13: 9780230110151
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"