Geometries of Crime: How Young People Perceive Crime and Justice

By Avi Brisman

Book Overview

Chapter 1. The Corners of Crime: An Introduction.- Chapter 2. Pyramids, Squares and Prisms: Severity of Harm, Public Awareness and Perceptions of Severity of Harm, Power Relations and Society's Response.- Chapter 3. Red Hook, The RHCJC and Youth Courts.- Chapter 4. Red Hook Youth Court Hearings and Youth Perceptions of Criminal Severity, Justice, Law, Punishment and Remorse.- Chapter 5. Beyond Shape: An Open Conclusion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137546190
• ISBN13: 9781137546197
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.6"