Synopses & Reviews
Crime and Social Control provides a basic overview of the ways in which the state intervenes in the lives of offenders, victimes and members of the wider community.
Synopsis
This book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the major institutions and central issues of criminal justice in Australia today.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
1. Police Roles and Techniques
2. Police Discretion and Differential Policing
3. Law, Courts and the Legal Profession
4. Due Process and Access to Justice
5. Judicial Decisions and Sentencing
6. Punishment and Penalty
7. Incarceration and Prisonisation
8. Diversion and Alternative Dispute Resolution
9. Community Crime Prevention
10. Victims of Crime
Conclusion
References
Index