Justice as sanctuary : toward a new system of crime control /

A recognized scholar has given a thoughtful and practical response to the American criminal justice system and processing of offenders. Bianchi (Free Univ. of Amsterdam) outlines his proposed system and furnishes sufficient description for implementation. The opening chapter presents a careful analysis of notions of "justice," clarifies historic linkages with religious foundations, and provides a new understanding of justice for the suggested model. Using a comparative approach, Bianchi discusses current and proposed legal concepts, establishing the elements of the "Assensus Model." Subsequent chapters make use of key components of the model, anticipating perceived problems arising from societal and criminal justice organizational structure and dynamics. The book concludes with approaches for changing the current system into the proposed model. Several issues, however, require additional attention; Herman Goldstein's Problem-Oriented Policing (CH, Feb'91) is a helpful complement. A must purchase for libraries with criminal justice collections. Good selected bibliography. Upper-division undergraduates and above. J. H. Larson; University of North Dakota