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The concise dictionary of crime and justice / Mark S. Davis.

By: Davis, Mark S. (Mark Stephen), 1952- [author.].
Los Angeles, California, USA : SAGE Publications, Inc., ©2016Edition: Second edition.Description: xiii, 297 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text. ISBN: 9781483380933 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Criminology -- Dictionaries | Criminal justice, Administration of -- DictionariesDDC classification: 364.03/D29 Other classification: CAS
Contents:
A. abduction-avulsionB. baby boom-bystanderC. Cabrini-Green-cycle of violenceD. dactylography-dysfunctional familyE. Eastern State Penitentiary-eyewitness testimonyF. facial composite-furloughG. Gacy, John Wayne-Guzik, JakeH. habeas corpus-hypothalamic regionI. ICPSR-Ivins, BruceJ. jack roller-juvenile transferK. K-9-Ku Klux KlanL. labeling-lynchingM. MacDonald, Jeffrey-mysteryN. naive check forger-Nuremberg War Crime TrialsO. obedience to authority-overkillP. paddy wagon-pyromaniacQ. Quantico, VA-qui tam suitR. Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network-rust beltS. sabotage-systematic reviewT. taboo-typologyU. UCR-uxoricideV. vagrancy-voyeurismW. waiver-wrongful prosecutionX. XYY chromosomeY. Yakuza-youth service bureauZ. Zapruder film-zoophilia
Summary: This handy reference takes a new approach to making everyday criminal justice terms accessible, and presents common misconceptions for selected terms, along with additional relevant information to clarify a term's use or derivation.
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Includes bibliographical references.

A. abduction-avulsionB. baby boom-bystanderC. Cabrini-Green-cycle of violenceD. dactylography-dysfunctional familyE. Eastern State Penitentiary-eyewitness testimonyF. facial composite-furloughG. Gacy, John Wayne-Guzik, JakeH. habeas corpus-hypothalamic regionI. ICPSR-Ivins, BruceJ. jack roller-juvenile transferK. K-9-Ku Klux KlanL. labeling-lynchingM. MacDonald, Jeffrey-mysteryN. naive check forger-Nuremberg War Crime TrialsO. obedience to authority-overkillP. paddy wagon-pyromaniacQ. Quantico, VA-qui tam suitR. Racial Democracy, Crime and Justice Network-rust beltS. sabotage-systematic reviewT. taboo-typologyU. UCR-uxoricideV. vagrancy-voyeurismW. waiver-wrongful prosecutionX. XYY chromosomeY. Yakuza-youth service bureauZ. Zapruder film-zoophilia

This handy reference takes a new approach to making everyday criminal justice terms accessible, and presents common misconceptions for selected terms, along with additional relevant information to clarify a term's use or derivation.

In English.

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