In a panoramic history of our criminal justice system from Colonial times to today, one of our foremost legal thinkers shows how America fashioned a system of c

Several encyclopedias overview the contemporary system of criminal justice in America, but full understanding of current social problems and contemporary strate

From the first incident of petty theft to modern media piracy, crime and punishment have been a part of every society. However, the structure and values of a pa

Argues that a policy of mass incarceration is ineffective and that prison expenditures could have greater impact on criminal violence if spent on prevention and

In this compelling book, Lawrence M. Friedman looks at situations where killing is condemned by law but not by social norms and, therefore, is rarely punished.