{"product_id":"oxford-handbook-of-crime-and-michael-tonry-9780195395082","title":"Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice","description":"Although criminal justice systems in developed Western countries are much alike in form, structure, and function, the American system is unique. While it is structurally similar to those of other Western countries, the punishments it imposes are often vastly harsher. No other Western country retains capital punishment or regularly employs life-without-parole, three-strikes, or lengthy mandatory minimum sentencing laws. As a result, the U.S. imprisonment rate of nearly 800 per 100,000 residents dwarfs rates elsewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oxford Handbook of Crime and Criminal Justice\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential guide to the development and operation of the American criminal justice system. A leading scholar in the field and an experienced editor, Michael Tonry has brought together a team of first-rate scholars to provide an authoritative and comprehensive overview and introduction to this crucial institution. Expertly organized, the various sections of the Handbook explore the American criminal justice system from a variety of perspectives-including its purposes, functions, problems, and priorities-and present analyses of police and policing, juvenile justice, prosecution and sentencing, and community and institutional corrections, making it a complete and unrivaled portrait of how America approaches crime and criminal justice, and giving persuasive answers as to why and how it has developed to what it is today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccessibly written for a wide audience, the \u003cem\u003eHandbook\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a definitive reference for scholars and a broad survey for students in criminology and criminal justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Tonry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195395085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195395082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.10w x 2.00d","brand":"Michael Tonry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44212957348095,"sku":"9780195395082","price":220.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06dc7ce3-cdcb-4dd9-bd44-675520ef1c7c.jpg?v=1692111238","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/oxford-handbook-of-crime-and-michael-tonry-9780195395082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}