The Oxford handbook of crime and criminal justice  [electronic resource] / 
[edited by] Michael Tonry. 
 - New York ;  Oxford :  Oxford University Press,  2011. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 978 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> This handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to and overview of the operation of the American criminal justice system. Five sections cover the purposes and functions of the system, its problems and priorities, and its main institutions - policing, prosecution and sentencing, and corrections. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199940257 (ebook) : 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Criminal justice, Administration of<br/>Crime
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.973