Crime and Punishment: A History of the Criminal Justice System

by Mitchel P. Roth

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT is a comprehensive and powerful presentation of the scope and history of the American Criminal Justice System. The text demonstrates that the criminal justice system did not develop in a vacuum and shows students how history affects public policy in criminal justice today. This text looks both at the history of the system, the impact and relationships that it has had on our system over time, and the current issues being dealt with today.

384 pages, Paperback

First published July 2, 1926

Reviews

[Ken Lang · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a required reading for my doctoral program. I found the history well written an the historical information captivating. I did not think it was worth the $180 price tag though.