cover of book
 
edited by Michael Tonry
University of Chicago Press Journals, 2008
Paper: 978-0-226-80864-2 | Cloth: 978-0-226-80863-5
Library of Congress Classification HV7419.C744 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification 364

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ABOUT THIS BOOK

The goal of Crime and Justice, Volume 36 is to advance the understanding of the determinants of penal policies in developed countries. The contributors explore the distinctive national differences in policy in responses to rising crime rates, rapid social change, economic dislocation and increased ethnic diversity. Countries covered include Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Japan, France, Norway and the United States.