Crime and criminal justice in Israel : assessing the knowledge base toward the twenty-first century / edited by Robert R. Friedmann.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 1. Theory. 1. The Study of Crime and Social Control in Israel: Some Theoretical Observations / Mimi Ajzenstadt. 2. Patterned Deviance / Chanoch Jacobsen. 3. Criminal Justice in Israel / Gad J. Bensinger -- Pt. 2. The Epidemiology and Etiology of Crime in Israel. 4. Criminal Statistics / Giora Rahav. 5. Juvenile Delinquency / Giora Rahav. 6. Crimes of Violence in Israel: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives / Simha F. Landau. 7. Organized Crime in Israel / Menachem Amir. 8. Political Violence: Political Assassinations as a Quest for Justice / Nachman Ben-Yehuda -- Pt. 3. Law and Law Enforcement. 9. Criminal Law in Israel / Mordechai Kremnitzer. 10. Police and Police Reform in Israel: The Formative Role of the State / Erella Shadmi -- Pt. 4. Corrections. 11. Punishment, Prisoners' Rights and Pardons / Leon Sheleff. 12. The Israeli Prison System / Gavriel Shavitt. 13. Juvenile and Adult Probation in Israel / Yael Hassin and Menachem Horovitz.

14. Rehabilitation Efforts in the Israel Prison Service / Yochanan Wozner -- Pt. 5. Victimology. 15. Victimological Research in Israel: Past and Current Perspectives / Simha F. Landau and Leslie Sebba -- Pt. 6. Discussion. 16. Assessing the Knowledge-Base toward the Twenty-First Century / Robert R. Friedmann.

Assessing the Israeli criminal justice knowledge base with implications for Israel and international scholarship, this book explores crime, legislation, law enforcement, courts, corrections, and the victim. The book discusses the development of criminal justice and criminology in a new society, adding to the understanding of crime and societal reaction.

The authors examine the historical development of Israeli criminal justice, describe the state of current knowledge, and point to possible future directions.