NCJ Number
39085
Editor(s)
L RADZINOWICZ,
R HODD
Date Published
1976
Length
413 pages
Annotation
THIS COMPREHENSIVE 360-PAGE BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS CRIMINAL JUSTICE-RELATED BOOKS, ARTICLES, REPORTS, AND OTHER MATERIALS DATING PRIMARILY FROM 1956 TO 1976.
Abstract
THE BIBLIOGRAPHY BEGAN IN 1964 AS A READING LIST COMPILED BY THE AUTHORS TO MEET THEIR TEACHING REQUIREMENTS IN CAMBRIDGE AND AT COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL. THE SELECTIONS ARE CONCENTRATED ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS. THE SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE DIMENSIONS OF CRIME AND THE PROBLEM OF MEASUREMENT, CRIME IN ITS SOCIAL SETTING, CATEGORIES OF CRIME AND CRIMINALS, VIOLENCE AGAINST PERSONS, CIVIL DISORDERS, POLICE, AND PENAL SANCTIONS. SELECTIONS ARE ALSO INCLUDED ON PROBLEMS OF SENTENCING JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, PUNISHMENT AND TREATMENT, THE EFFECTS OF IMPRISONMENT, PRISONER'S RIGHTS, PAROLE, AND CRIME PREVENTION. FINALLY, THE BIBLIOGRAPHY LISTS CRIME COMMISSION REPORTS, INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE REFERENCES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, AND TEXTBOOKS. AN AUTHOR INDEX IS INCLUDED.