TY - BOOK ID - 77919718 TI - The social history of crime and punishment in America : an encyclopedia PY - 2012 SN - 1412988780 1782682759 9781412988780 9781412988766 1412988764 9781452218427 1452218420 1483305937 9781483305936 9781782682752 PB - Los Angeles London [etc.] SAGE Reference DB - UniCat KW - Crime KW - Punishment KW - Penalties (Criminal law) KW - Penology KW - Corrections KW - Impunity KW - Retribution KW - City crime KW - Crime and criminals KW - Crimes KW - Delinquency KW - Felonies KW - Misdemeanors KW - Urban crime KW - Social problems KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Criminal law KW - Criminals KW - Criminology KW - Transgression (Ethics) KW - History KW - Social aspects KW - United States KW - Encyclopedias UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77919718 AB - This encyclopedic work surveys the history and philosophy of crime, punishment, and criminal justice institutions in America from colonial times to the present. It covers the whole of the criminal justice system, from crimes, law enforcement and policing to courts, corrections and human services. ER -