Probation and social work on trial
Wendy Fitzgibbon
Media responses -- Family, community and violence -- Political Responses and Inquiries --The Demise of Probation and Social Service Practice.
Read Time: ~1.4 hr
Crime and capital punishment
by Robert H. Loeb, Jr (1978)
About this book
Presents an overview of the history of capital punishment, theories on the causes of crime and the deterrent effects of punitive actions, and the moral and legal principles involved.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreCrime and capital punishment Lead Character
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