History of Criminal Justice

Covering criminal justice history on a cross-national basis, this book surveys criminal justice in Western civilization and American life chronologically from ancient times to the present.

Author: Mark Jones,Peter Johnstone
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/22/2011
Pages: 410
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781437734911

About the Author

Mark Jones is Professor of Criminal Justice at East Carolina University. He has authored or co-authored books on the History of Criminal Justice, Community Corrections, Criminals of the Bible, and Criminal Justice Pioneers in U.S. History. His research interests include community corrections, religion and crime, underage drinking, and assassinations.

Peter Johnstone is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of North Texas. He has authored books on the History of Criminal Justice, Crime and Policing Crime, Drugs and Drug Trafficking, and Introduction to Criminal Justice and Financial Laws. His research interests include legal history, medieval criminal law, and ecclesiastical law and the use of Benefit of Clergy in Colonial America. He has taught in the UK, Frace, Lithuania, and the USA.