| Description: |
Offers a comprehensive look at criminal justice policies, practices, and research in the Nordic countries. This book includes topics ranging from the history of violence through juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, and sentencing to controversial contemporary policies on prostitution, victims, and organized crime. |
| Synopsis: |
Since 1979 the "Crime and Justice" series has presented a review of the latest international research, providing expertise to enhance the work of sociologists, psychologists, criminal lawyers, justice scholars, and political scientists. The series explores a full range of issues concerning crime, its causes, and its cure. "Crime and Justice in Scandinavia", offers the most comprehensive and authoritative look ever available at criminal justice policies, practices, and research in the Nordic countries. Topics range from the history of violence through juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, and sentencing to controversial contemporary policies on prostitution, victims, and organized crime. Contributors to this volume include: Jon-Gunnar Bernburg, Ville Hinkkanen, Cecilie Hoigard, Hanns von Hofer, Charlotta Holmstrom, Janne Kivivuori, Lars Korsell, Tapio Lappi-Seppala, Paul Larsson, Martti Lehti, Torkild Hovde Lyngstad, Sven-Axel Mansson, Anita Ronneling, Lise-Lotte Rytterbro, Torbjorn Skardhamar, May-Len Skilbrei, and Henrik Tham. |