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50 Facts Everyone Should Know About Crime and Punishment in Britain: The truth behind the myths (PDF eBook)


50 Facts Everyone Should Know About Crime and Punishment in Britain: The truth behind the myths (PDF eBook)

eBook by Treadwell, James/Lynes, Adam

50 Facts Everyone Should Know About Crime and Punishment in Britain: The truth behind the myths (PDF eBook)

£13.99

ISBN:
9781447343820
Publication Date:
27 Mar 2019
Publisher:
Bristol University Press
Imprint:
Policy Press
Pages:
176 pages
Format:
eBook
For delivery:
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50 Facts Everyone Should Know About Crime and Punishment in Britain: The truth behind the myths (PDF eBook)

Description

Are you the kind of person who watches crime drama and real-life crime documentaries on television? Are you fascinated by the twists and turns of justice and the law? But how much do you really know about key issues in crime, crime control, policing and punishment in the UK? This exciting, dynamic and accessible book, written by leading experts, presents 50 key facts related to crime and criminal justice policy in Britain. Did you know that, contrary to public belief, in the UK a life sentence does actually last for life? And that capital punishment in the UK was abolished for murder in 1965 but the Death Penalty was a legally defined punishment as late as 1998? Offering thought-provoking insights into the study of crime, this fascinating Ogo toO book is packed with facts and figures revealing the myths and realities of crime in contemporary Britain.

Contents

1. Historical context; 2. Crime in Britain today; 3. International comparisons; 4. The police; 5. Prison realities; 6. Criminal justice; 7. Black market Britain; 8. Violent Britain; 9. Victims; 10. Crime and technology.

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