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Public Policy, Crime, and Criminal Justice

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ISBN-10: 0130984094

ISBN-13: 9780130984098

Edition: 3rd 2004 (Revised)

Authors: Barry W. Hancock, Paul M. Sharp

List price: $97.60
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Description:

For upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in Public Affairs, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Political Science, Police Studies, and Public Administration. This unique anthology exposes students to a collection of original works that provide a bridge between issues related to the criminal justice system and public policy. Students are exposed to a whole-system view of policy, crime, and criminal justice.
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Book details

List price: $97.60
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 1/7/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

(Note:Each chapter concludes with Questions for Discussion sections.)
Public Policy and Crime
The Public Policy Process in the United States
Public Policy and Criminology: An Historical and Philosophical Reassessment
Science Public Policy and the Career Paradigm
Crime Justice and the Social Environment
At the Roots of Violence: The Progressive Decline and the Dissolution of the Family
Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System: A Summary
The Intersection of Drug Use and Criminal Behavior: Results from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
Public Policy and Criminal Justice. The Criminal Justice System
Crime Control in America: Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
(From “The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice” )
Dynamics of Criminal Justice
(From “What's Wrong with the Criminal Justice System?: Ideology Politics and the Media” ) Law Enforcement
Developing Police Policy: An Evaluation of the Control Principle
Who Ya Gonna Call? The Police as Problem-Busters
Transforming the Police
Priority Prosecution of High-Rate Dangerous Offenders
The Capacity of Courts as Policy Making Forums
Three Strikes and You're Out: The Political Sentencing Game
Sentencing Reform and Correctional Policy: Some Unanswered Questions
The Limits of Punishment as Social Policy
The Myth of a Lenient Criminal Justice System
(From “The Mythology of Crime and Criminal Justice” ) Juvenile Justice
Serious and Violent Juvenile Crime: A Comprehensive Strategy
A Policy Maker's Guide to Controlling Delinquency and Crime through Family Interventions
Emerging Trends and Issues in Juvenile Justice
Trends in Public Policy, Crime, and Criminal Justice
Policy Relevance and the Future of Criminology
Crime Control as Human Rights Enforcement
Moving into the New Millennium: Toward a Feminist Vision of Justice
Confronting Crime: Looking Toward the Twenty-First Century
Beyond the Fear of Crime: Reconciliation as the Basis for Criminal Justice Policy
Epilogue