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Pifferi, Michele,

The limits of criminological positivism : the movement for criminal law reform in the west, 1870-1940 / edited by Michele Pifferi. - 1 online resource

"The Limits of Criminological Positivism: The Movement for Criminal Law Reform in the West, 1870-1940 presents the first major study of the limits of criminological positivism in the West and establishes the subject as a field of interest.The volume will explore those limits and bring to life the resulting doctrinal, procedural and institutional compromises of the early 20th-century that might be said to have defined modern criminal justice administration.Written in a straight-forward and direct manner, this volume will be of great interest to academics and students researching historical criminology, philosophy, political science and legal history"--

ISBN: 9780429323713 0429323719 9781000476293 1000476294 9781000476347 1000476340

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Criminology--History--20th century.
Criminal justice, Administration of--History--20th century.
Positivism.
HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century
HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century
LAW / Legal History

LC Class. No.: HV6021

Dewey Class. No.: 364