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Title Information
The Pocket A-Z of Criminal Justice
Author
Bryan Gibson
Pages
144
Format
Paperback
Due For Publication
06/10/2008
ISBN-10
1904380506
ISBN-13
9781904380504
Price:
£14.50
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The Pocket A-Z of Criminal Justice
~ Bryan Gibson
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For readers wanting a short and quickly absorbed introduction to the language of criminal justice and its fascinating usages, The Pocket A-Z contains 2,000 entries together with a Glossary of 500 of the most commonly encountered abbreviations and acronyms and a Timeline.
- Quickly learn the language of criminal justice
- Avoid getting lost at conferences, seminars, training courses, in the courtroom, etc
The Pocket A-Z of Criminal Justice pulls together those words and phrases most commonly encountered by practitioners, researchers and others. It represents real value for its breadth, depth and simplicity.
It also includes a section on criminal justice Touchstones and Curiosities.
A sample entry
British Crime Survey (BCS)
An important source of information about levels of crime and public attitudes to crime. BCS results play a part in informing criminal policy. The annual survey measures crime in England and Wales (originally Scotland also, but it and Northern Ireland now have their own such surveys) by asking members of the general public about crimes they have experienced in the previous year. The BCS includes crimes which are not reported to the police, and is a key alternative to police records. It collates information about: the victims of crime; the circumstances in which incidents occur; and aspects of offending behaviour—so as to inform crime reduction measures and to gauge their effectiveness. It is also an important source concerning perceptions of crime, anti-social behaviour and public attitudes towards the CJS, including the police and the courts. In particular, it looks at common and other attitudes to crime, e.g. at fear of crime and views about the measures needed to avoid it.
Author
Bryan Gibson is a barrister-at-law and editor-in-chief, Waterside Press.
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