Public opinion, crime, and criminal justice /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Roberts, Julian V.
Imprint:	Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Description:	x, 337 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Crime & society Crime & society (Boulder, Colo.)
Subject:	Crime -- United States -- Public opinion. Crime -- Great Britain -- Public opinion. Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Public opinion. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Great Britain -- Public opinion. Criminal statistics -- United States. Criminal statistics -- Great Britain. Public opinion -- United States. Public opinion -- Great Britain. Crime -- Public opinion. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Public opinion. Criminal statistics. Public opinion. Great Britain. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2742403

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Other authors / contributors:	Stalans, Loretta J. (Loretta Jane)
ISBN:	0813323185 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-336).

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
1. Introduction and Overview: Crime in the Public Eye
Notes
2. Public Knowledge of Crime: Myths and Realities
3. Legal Reforms and Criminal Justice Statistics: What Does the Public Really Know?
4. Crime Seriousness
5. Beyond Public Responses: The Hidden Effects of Context, Recall, and Stereotypes
6. Origins of Crime and Crime Prevention
7. Evaluating the Police and the Courts
8. Legislative Definitions of Crimes and Law Enforcement Priorities
9. The Adversarial System and the Institution of the Jury
10. Sentencing and Parole
11. The Death Penalty
12. Privacy and Free Speech
13. Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice
14. Gun Control
15. Drawing Conclusions
References
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