T. Thomas

eBook, PDF

Criminal Records (eBook, PDF)

A Database for the Criminal Justice System and Beyond

Beschreibung

Terry Thomas considers the use of criminal records within the criminal justice system and beyond - especially the growth of their use for pre-employment screening via the Criminal Records Bureau. This book also considers future developments and the impact that transferring criminal records across international borders will have.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 5.64MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

TERRY THOMAS is Professor in Criminal Justice Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. His publications include Criminal Records: State, Citizen and the Politics of Protection, The Police and Social Work, Privacy and Social Services, Sex Crime: Sex Offending and Society and Policing Europe: Cooperation, Conflict and Control.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 227
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230592223
• Artikelnr.: 38178811

Rezensionen

'The research is prodigious Thomas has traced the developments on the use (and misuse) of criminal records across the years to tell a detailed and interesting story.' Martin Wasik - Professor of Criminal Justice, Keele University, UK

'Thomas has produced a meticulously researched history of the development of the keeping of criminal records...This is a well-written, challenging book that has much to offer and rewards careful reading.' - Peter Handley JP The Magistrate

'...a meticulously-researched history of the criminal record...a valuable book which fills a genuine gap.' - Gwen Robinson, The Howard Journal