Prentice Hall's Dictionary of American Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Criminal Law

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This comprehensive reference book is the first single volume of its kind to include key terms from criminal justice, criminology and criminal law—and provide complete definitions for this all-important terminology. Definitions are easy for readers to understand, and many terms are defined with references to case law. For professionals and anyone interested in the fields of criminal justice, criminology, or criminal law.


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This uniquely comprehensive and multidisciplinary dictionary is written expressly for undergraduate and graduate criminal justice, criminology, and criminal law students. Up-to-date definitions of terms and phrases used among the various social science-based disciplines that comprise the study of criminal justice are clearly defined, along with case-law references where appropriate. A complete listing of transdisciplinary terms, phrases, abbreviations, and acronyms (including the military justice system) make this dictionary unique.


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