Which factors shape public opinion of criminal justice? How do the views of the public influence criminal justice policy and practice? This book provides an int

Which factors shape public opinion of criminal justice? How do the views of the public influence criminal justice policy and practice? This book provides an int

Public opinion is vital to the functioning of the criminal justice system but it is not at all clear how best to establish what this is, and what views people h

Throughout the western world public opinion has played an important role in shaping criminal justice policy. At the same time opinion polls repeatedly demonstra

Drawing upon interviews, personal observations, and the author's black-and-white photographs of cops and the "clients, " Perlmutter describes the lives and phil