The Socio-economics of Crime and Justice / Edition 1

by Brian Forst

Overview

This book on crime and justice is motivated primarily by the idea that individual behaviour is influenced both by self-interest and by conscience, or by a sense of community responsibility. Forst has assembled a collection of authors who are writing in four parts: (1) the philosophical foundations and the moral dimension of crime and punishment; (2) the sense of community and the way it influences the problem of crime; (3) on offenders and offences; and (4) on the response of the criminal justice system.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563240256
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/31/1993
Series:	Studies in Socio-Economics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1: Socio-Economics, Crime, and Justice; I: Foundations; 2: Justice and Punishment: Philosophical Basics; 3: Economic Perspectives on Criminality: An Eclectic View; 4: The Limits of Legal Sanctions; II: The Community in the Human; 5: Crime, Conscience, and Family; 6: Crime and Ethnicity; 7: Women, Crime, and Justice; III: Offenders and Offenses; 8: Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice; 9: Community Responses to Crime and Fear of Crime; 10: Social Structure and Spouse Assault; 11: School Violence and the Breakdown of Community Homogeneity; IV: The Criminal Justice System; 12: Good Policing; 13: The Prosecutor and the Public; 14: The Honest Politician's Guide to Sentencing Reform

Editorial Reviews

Offers a variety of perspectives on crime and justice--from economics to sociology, from philosophy to the law--focusing on the nonpunitive side of the issue. The volume is divided into four parts. Part I addresses fundamental principles underlying crime and justice. Part II considers forces that shape human behavior generally and the inclination to commit crime in particular. Part III focuses on specific classes of offenders and offenses. And Part IV examines the three primary components of the justice system--the police, the prosecutor, and the courts. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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