Crime, Law, and Society - by Joseph Goldstein & Abraham S Goldstein (Paperback)

About the Book

Includes contributions from Herbert L. Packer, Jerome Hall, Erving Goffman, Francis A. Allen, H.L.A. Hart, Norval Morris, Gordon Hawkins, and many others. (Legal Reference)

Book Synopsis

This selection of readings intends to discuss notable literature surrounding the world of criminal law, including the impact of the United States Supreme Court and the development of the codification movement.

Crime Law and Society works to takes readers into the literature of the purposes of criminal law, its processes, and the interrelation of purpose and process.

The editors of these selections strive to emphasis the research and writings that have caught their attention in order to promote discourse and discussion among professionals and general readers.

About the Author

Joseph Goldstein has been leading insight and loving-kindness meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. He is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Massachusetts, where he continues as one of the resident guiding teachers. In 1989, together with several other teachers and students, he established the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and, later, The Forest Refuge. A seminal figure in the emergence of Buddhism in the West, Joseph is the author of numerous books including One Dharma. He lives in Barre, Massachusetts.