Adventures in Criminology

1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-415-19875-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 504 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 919 g

Sir Leon Radzinowicz is one of the key figures in the development of criminology in the twentieth century. This account of the development of criminology intertwines his personal narrative as a criminologist with the progression of criminology itself. His experience gained from a career which has spanned 70 years since the 1920s, offers a profound overview of how the understanding of crime and criminals, of criminal justice systems and penology has changed, and of the tensions and dilemmas these pose for democratic societies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Radzinowicz, Leon

Radzinowicz, Sir Leon

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. At the Creation 2. From an Active Volcano to a Well-Ordered Scenery 3. Towards a Medical Model of a Criminal Justice 4. A Penological Cul-de-Sac 5. Trying to Break Down Traditional Barriers 6. The Socio-Liberal Approach to Criminal Policy 7. Reaching the Harbour 8. Putting Criminology on the National Map 9. Making it Work: Infusing Reality into an Idea 10. The Awkward Question of Capital Punishment 11. An Issue Which Refuses to go Away 12. A Prison System in Crisis 13. A Fruitful Approach to Penal Reform 14. The Death of a Royal Commission 15. Seeking International Solutions 16. Some Forays Abroad and at Home 17. A Grim Penal Outlook 18. A Brief for Criminology

Über Autor(innen)

Sir Leon Radzinowicz, LL.D FBA, is a leading figure in the development of criminology in the twentieth century. Adventures in Criminology draws on his extraordinary range of personal experiences during a career spanning over seventy years, from the 1920s to the present day. It provides a remarkable overview of changing approaches to criminality and explores the tensions and dilemmas which beset criminal justice and penal systems in all democratic societies.