Covering criminal justice history on a cross-national basis, this book surveys criminal justice in Western civilization and American life chronologically from ancient times to the present. It is an introduction to the historical problems of crime, law enforcement and penology, set against the background of major historical events and movements.
Integrating criminal justice history into the scope of European, British, French and American history, this text provides the opportunity for comparisons of crime and punishment over boundaries of national histories. The text now concludes with a chapter that addresses terrorism and homeland security.
Each chapter enhanced with supplemental boxes: "timeline," "time capsule," and "featured outlaw." Chapters also contain discussion questions, notes and problems.
- ISBN10 1437755496
- ISBN13 9781437755497
- Publish Date 1 April 2010 (first published 1 May 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint Anderson Publishing
- Edition 4th ed.
- Format eBook
- Language English