Measuring Offender Risk: A Criminal Justice Sourcebook

by Dean John Champion

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Champion, an expert on criminal behavior, paroling, and sentencing, assesses how the justice system makes critical decisions about offender risks and needs. This sourcebook evaluates the instruments and methods used by local, state, and federal authorities at different stages and in different environments to handle both adult and juvenile offenders. Criminologists, penologists, and law enforcement personnel will see ways to optimize institutional classifications and parole board decisions, and to deal appropriately with various types of offenders. Appendices and a comprehensive bibliography, along with a complete index, enhance the usefulness of this reference tool.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313285934

ISBN13:9780313285936

Release Date:October 1993

Publisher:Greenwood

Length:352 Pages

Weight:1.51 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Constitutional Law Criminal Law Criminology Education & Reference Law Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences True Crime

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