Silberman, Charles E., 1925-2011.

Criminal violence, criminal justice / Charles E. Silberman. - New York : Vintage Books, 1980, c1978. - xxii, 745 p. ; 18 cm.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [681]-717.

Foreword -- Fear -- As American as Jesse James -- Robber, hustlers, and other dudes -- Poverty and crime -- "Beware the day they change their minds": race, culture, and crime -- "The insufficiency of human institutions": an introduction to the criminal justice system -- The wisdom of Solomon, the patience of Job: what the police do--and won't do -- Perry Mason in Wonderland: what happens in criminal court -- Juvenile justice: "How could it have happened when we were so sincere?" -- "To reclimb the slope": the limits of correctional reform -- Afterword: "Whatever is, is possible" -- Appendix: notes on crime statistics -- Notes -- Bibliography.

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Crime--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Violence--United States.
Criminología--Estados Unidos.
Violencia--Estados Unidos.
Administración de justicia penal--Estados Unidos.
Criminología -- Evolución -- Estados Unidos .

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