"The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice, Second Edition, is a useful reference work for faculty and students, criminal justice professionals, writers, and anyone interested in criminal justice and criminology. It is an excellent, wide-ranging resource with clear definitions for over 3,000 key criminal justice terms. The author uniquely present common misperceptions for selected terms, along with additional relevant information to clarify a terms use or derivation. Each term will contain the following: - A complete, current definition of the term - A discussion of common misconceptions or controversies surrounding the term - A cross-reference to other entries in the dictionary. -- Provided by publisher.

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