Crime and Criminal Justice in Israel

Robert R. Friedmann is Professor and Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University. He is the author of several books, including Criminal Justice in Israel: An Annotated Bibliography of English Language Publications and Community Policing: Comparative Perspectives and Prospects.

"There is much to be learned about criminal justice in Israel. Moreover, the high scholarly output of Israeli criminologists makes their work of particular interest."— Simon I. Singer, State University of New York at Buffalo"The writing styles of the diverse authors are excellent. It is a thorough treatment of crime, delinquency, and punishment in Israel, and has transferability beyond Israel."— Marvin E. Wolfgang, University of Pennsylvania

• Preface Part 1 Theory 1 The Study of Crime and Social Control in Israel: Some Theoretical ObservationsMimi Ajzenstadt 2 Patterned DevianceChanoch Jacobsen 3 Criminal Justice in IsraelGad J. Bensinger Part 2 The Epidemiology And Etiology Of Crime In Israel 4 Criminal StatisticsGiora Rahav 5 Juvenile DelinquencyGiora Rahav 6 Crimes of Violence in Israel: Theoretical and Empirical PerspectivesSimha F. Landau 7 Organized Crime in IsraelMenachem Amir 8 Political Violence: Political Assassinations as a Quest for JusticeNachman Ben-Yehuda Part 3 Law And Law Enforcement 9 Criminal Law in IsraelMordechai Kremnitzer 10 Police and Police Reform in Israel: The Formative Role of the StateErella Shadmi Part 4 Corrections 11 Punishment, Prisoners' Rights and PardonsLeon Sheleff 12 The Israeli Prison SystemGavriel Shavitt 13 Juvenile and Adult Probation in IsraelYaelHassin and Menachem Horovitz 14 Rehabilitation Efforts in the Israel Prison ServiceYochanan Wozner Part 5 Victimology 15 Victimological Research in Israel: Past and Current PerspectivesSimha F. Landau and Leslie Sebba Part 6 Discussion 16 Assessing the Knowledge-Base toward the Twenty-First CenturyRobert R. Friedmann Contributors Index