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Encyclopedia of World Crime

NCJ Number
127125
Author(s)
J R Nash
Date Published
1990
Length
4750 pages
Annotation
The entries in this encyclopedia encompass a complete worldwide historical perspective of crime, from ancient times to the present.
Abstract
More than 50,000 entries in this 6-volume work, more than 30 years of research, range from biblical times through 1988. The entries encompass all countries and continents, presenting the most notable and important international criminal cases, persons, places, and events, as well as important persons in the fields of law enforcement, criminal justice, the judiciary, criminology, identification systems, forensic medicine, pathology, penology, and forensic psychiatry and psychology. Entries also cover works of drama, fiction, film, poetry, and song, explaining the real-life role models for such works. Entries are categorized alphabetically under the name of the offender, victim, criminal event, or the criminal justice professional. The index contains an extensive bibliography, subject index, and name index. The dictionary volume contains more than 20,000 terms used in America, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere by the criminal world and law enforcement from ancient times to the present. The encyclopedia is continuing and will be updated annually.