Controlling crime
This book explores the process of justice, its rationale, procedures, discretionary powers and discriminatory outcome within a pan-European comparative framework. The Second Edition of Controlling Crime provides an important evaluation of criminal justice in the United Kingdom during a period of rapid social change. Each chapter encourages historical, comparative and critical reflection on the organizational logics, powers, procedures and practices of the criminal justice system. Intended as essential reading for students of criminology, criminal justice, community safety, socio-legal studies, sociology of crime and deviance and social policy, Controlling Crime will also be of interest to anyone wishing to gain an understanding of the operation of contemporary criminal justice systems
Print Book, English, 2001
Sage Publications in association with the Open University, London, 2001