Adventures in criminology

Adventures in criminology / Sir Leon Radzinowicz ; foreword by the Rt. Hon. the Lord Woolf.

Offers a profound overview of the changing understanding of crime and criminals, of criminal justice systems and penology, and of the tensions and dilemmas these pose for democratic societies.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Radzinowicz, Leon, 1906-1999
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Subjects:
Radzinowicz, Leon, > 1906-1999.
Radzinowicz, Leon, > 1906-1999
Radzinowicz, Leon.
Criminologists > Great Britain > Biography.
Criminology > Great Britain > History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Criminologists
Criminology
Autobiografie
Criminologie.
Strafrecht.
Great Britain
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies
Biographies
History
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; Foreword by The Rt. Hon. The Lord Woolf, Master of the Rolls; Acknowledgements; At the creation; From an active volcano to a well-ordered scenery; Towards a medical model of criminal justice; A penological cul-de-sac; Trying to break down traditional barriers; The socio-liberal approach to criminal policy; Reaching the harbour; Putting criminology on the national map; Making it work: infusing reality into an idea; The awkward question of capital punishment; An issue which refuses to go away; A prison system in crisis.

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