A Companion to the History of Crime and Criminal Justice / / ed. by Jo Turner, Paul Taylor, Sharon Morley, Karen Corteen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2017
• HerausgeberIn: Corteen, Karen,; Morley, Sharon,; Taylor, Paul,; Turner, Jo,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Companions in Criminology and Criminal Justice
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (330 p.)

The history of crime and punishment is an important, yet under-resourced area of criminology and criminal justice. This valuable book provides concise but robust definitions of key terms and concepts, going well beyond a simple explanation of the word or theme. Offering a succinct approach to the vocabulary and terminology of historical and contemporary approaches to crime and punishment, it includes entries from expert contributors in a user-friendly A-Z format with clear direction to related entries and further reading. Including explanations of terms ranging from 'garrotting' to The Bow Street Runners, baby farming to juvenile delinquency, this easily accessible text will be ideal for the reader to draw on across the variety of modules and studies relating to the topic.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Legislation and cases index -- Subject index