Policy, Punishment and Society

by Lindsey Runell

Book Overview

Policy, Punishment, and Society provides students with an overview of the laws and policies that govern the U.S. criminal justice system, as well as how they influence approaches to crime and perspectives on punishment within our society.

The text is divided into four distinct parts. Part One focuses on correctional trends, policies, and practices with chapters that discuss the goals and intentions of punishment; the ways in which law, crime,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793512523
• ISBN13: 9781793512529
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"