The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice

by Michael Tonry

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199338280
• ISBN13: 9780199338283
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 992 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.8" x 9.5"