| Measuring Offender Risk: A Criminal Justice Sourcebook Contributor(s): Champion, Dean John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313285934 ISBN-13: 9780313285936 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $82.17 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - Social Science | Criminology - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 364.309 |
| LCCN: 93001651 |
| Lexile Measure: 1430 |
| Series: Literature; 38 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.51 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |