Godfrey (Barry S.), Cox (David J.), Farrall (Stephen J.), Serious Offenders : A Historical Study of Habitual Criminals
What makes a serious habitual offender ? What can a criminal justice system do to contain, punish, and reform such offenders and protect other citizens from becoming their victims ? In this book, a follow up to their earlier study of the lives of offenders in the railway town of Crewe, Godfrey, Cox...
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| Xuất bản năm: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/chs, |
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| Định dạng: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Ngôn ngữ: | Anglais |
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2013
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| Truy cập trực tuyến: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Tóm tắt: | What makes a serious habitual offender ? What can a criminal justice system do to contain, punish, and reform such offenders and protect other citizens from becoming their victims ? In this book, a follow up to their earlier study of the lives of offenders in the railway town of Crewe, Godfrey, Cox and Farrall address these questions for the period from roughly 1850 to 1940. The data and the broad conclusions are rooted in a historical experience, but the authors have their eyes on the conte... |
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