TY - BOOK
T1 - Criminal justice theory
T2 - Explaining the nature and behavior of criminal justice
AU - Duffee, David E.
AU - Maguire, Edward R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2007 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2007/2/28
Y1 - 2007/2/28
N2 - Criminal Justice Theory is the first comprehensive volume on the theoretical foundations of criminal justice. The authors argue that theory in criminal justice is currently underdeveloped and inconsistently applied, especially in comparison to the role of theory in the study of crime itself. In the diverse range of essays included here, the authors and contributors integrate examples from the study of criminal justice systems, judicial decision-making, courtroom communities, and correctional systems, building the argument that students of criminal justice must not evaluate their discipline solely on the basis of the effectiveness of specific measures in reducing the crime rate. Rather, if they hope to improve the system, they must acquire a systematic knowledge of the causes behind the structures, policies, and practices of criminal justice.
AB - Criminal Justice Theory is the first comprehensive volume on the theoretical foundations of criminal justice. The authors argue that theory in criminal justice is currently underdeveloped and inconsistently applied, especially in comparison to the role of theory in the study of crime itself. In the diverse range of essays included here, the authors and contributors integrate examples from the study of criminal justice systems, judicial decision-making, courtroom communities, and correctional systems, building the argument that students of criminal justice must not evaluate their discipline solely on the basis of the effectiveness of specific measures in reducing the crime rate. Rather, if they hope to improve the system, they must acquire a systematic knowledge of the causes behind the structures, policies, and practices of criminal justice.
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U2 - 10.4324/9780203941201
DO - 10.4324/9780203941201
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84917247057
SN - 0203941209
SN - 9780203941201
BT - Criminal justice theory
PB - Routledge Taylor & Francis Group
ER -