Michael Gottfredson: 3 books
by Michael Gottfredson
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
For the past twenty to thirty years, control theories of crime have been at the center of theoretical development in criminology. Key to the control theory perspective is the notion that crime is an inherently individual act, and its explanation requires that we focus on the characteristics of individuals...
Decision Making in Criminal Justice
Toward the Rational Exercise of Discretion
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
The study of decisions in the criminal justice process provides a useful focus for the examination of many fundamental aspects of criminal jus tice. These decisions are not always highly visible. They are made, or dinarily, within wide areas of discretion. The aims of the decisions are not always...
Personal Liberty and Community Safety
Pretrial Release in the Criminal Court
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In this enlightening study, the authors implement a unique research approach to offer a greater understanding of policy reform of pretrial release and detention practices in the criminal courts in Boston, Miami, and Phoenix.