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A new approach to making everyday criminal justice terms accessible A useful reference work for faculty and students, criminal justice professionals, writers, and anyone else interested in criminal justice and criminology, The Concise Dictionary of Crime and Justice, Second Edition, is an excellent, wide-ranging resource with clear definitions for over 3,000 key criminal justice terms. Often going beyond simply definitions, the dictionary places the entries in a meaningful context, connecting the definitions with other concepts. The dictionary uniquely presents common misperceptions for selected terms, along with additional relevant information to clarify a term’s use or derivation.
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waiver the transfer of juvenile cases to adult court. Waivers are generally used by officials in the case of serious crimes, such as murder.
Walker spy ring an American spy ring that consisted of John Walker, his son, his brother, and his son’s friend. The Walker spy ring passed information to the Soviets from the 1960s to the 1980s. It was determined that the information relayed by the Walker spy ring resulted in the deaths of American operatives. See espionage.
Walnut Street Jail a jail of the late 18th century in Philadelphia where prisoners spent their time alone in their cells. The Walnut Street Jail was illustrative of the Pennsylvania system.
Walsh, Adam (1974–1981) a boy who was abducted from a Florida shopping mall and later murdered. ...