The Concise Dictionary of Crime and JusticeA new approach to making everyday criminal justice terms accessible
A useful reference work for faculty and students, criminal justice professionals, writers, and anyone else interested in criminal justice and criminology, The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice, Second Edition, is an excellent, wide-ranging resource with clear definitions for over 3,000 key criminal justice terms. Often going beyond simply definitions, the dictionary places the entries in a meaningful context, connecting the definitions with other concepts. Mark S. Davis uniquely presents common misperceptions for selected terms, along with additional relevant information to clarify a term’s use or derivation. |
Contents
ABDUCTIONAVULSION | 1 |
BABY BOOMBYSTANDER | 21 |
CABRINIGREENCYCLE OF VIOLENCE | 41 |
DACTYLOGRAPHYDYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY | 81 |
EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARYEYEWITNESS TESTIMONY | 97 |
FACIAL COMPOSITEFURLOUGH | 107 |
GACY JOHN WAYNEGUZIK JAKE | 119 |
HABEAS CORPUSHYPOTHALAMIC REGION | 129 |
OBEDIENCE TO AUTHORITYOVERKILL | 193 |
PADDY WAGONPYROMANIAC | 199 |
QUANTICO VAQUI TAM SUIT | 223 |
RACIAL DEMOCRACY CRIME AND JUSTICE NETWORKRUST BELT | 225 |
SABOTAGESYSTEMATIC REVIEW | 235 |
TABOOTYPOLOGY | 265 |
UCRUXORICIDE | 275 |
VAGRANCYVOYEURISM | 279 |
ICPSRIVINS BRUCE | 139 |
JACK ROLLERJUVENILE TRANSFER | 149 |
K9KU KLUX KLAN | 155 |
LABELINGLYNCHING | 159 |
MACDONALD JEFFREYMYSTERY | 167 |
NAIVE CHECK FORGERNUREMBERG WAR CRIME TRIALS | 181 |
WAIVERWRONGFUL PROSECUTION | 285 |
XYY CHROMOSOME | 293 |
YAKUZAYOUTH SERVICE BUREAU | 295 |
ZAPRUDER FILMZOOPHILIA | 297 |
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Common terms and phrases
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