The Criminological Foundations of Penal Policy: Essays in Honour of Roger HoodLucia Zedner, Andrew Ashworth How have the findings of academic criminologists affected the development of public policy? This is the central question addressed by this collection of essays, which explore the complex relationship between research and policy making. The Criminological Foundations of Penal Policy is a volume in honour of Roger Hood, Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Criminological Research in the University of Oxford. |
Contents
The Culture and Power of Criminological | 31 |
Principles Politics and Criminal Justice | 79 |
Theoretical Reflections on the Evaluation of | 107 |
The Historical Development of Criminology | 195 |
Penal Policy and | 237 |
Criminal Justice | 277 |
The Influence of Police | 333 |
The Development of Parole and the Role | 377 |
Successes and Failures | 463 |
Criminology and Public Policy in the USA and | 485 |
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