(Hardback)

The Origins of the Criminal Justice System traces the development of Western systems of justice through the ages. It examines the social and political contexts that shaped responses to deviance and crime, the formalization and execution of these responses, and the communities affected by these policies and practices.

(Paperback)

The Origins of the Criminal Justice System traces the development of Western systems of justice through the ages. It examines the social and political contexts that shaped responses to deviance and crime, the formalization and execution of these responses, and the communities affected by these policies and practices.