Crime and Justice, Volume 34
A Review of Research
350 pages
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6 x 9-1/4
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© 2006
Since 1979, the Crime and Justice series has presented international crime-related research to enrich the work of sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists. Volume 34 covers criminal justice issues with a careful balance of research, theory, and practice. It offers an interdisciplinary approach to core issues in criminology, with perspectives from biology, law, psychology, ethics, history, and sociology.
Contents
Preface
Purposes and Functions of Sentencing
Michael Tonry
A Half Century of Randomized Experiments on Crime and Justice
David P. Farrington and Brandon C. Welsh
Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation
Martti Lehti and Kauko Aromaa
Problems and Promise of Victimization Surveys for Cross-National Research
James P. Lynch
Money Laundering
Michael Levi and Peter Reuter
The Past, Present, and Future of Violent Crime Federalism
Daniel Richman
The Effects of Solitary Confinement on Prison Inmates: A Brief History and Review of the Literature
Peter Scharff Smith
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