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Criminal Justice in America Theory, Practice, and Policy

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ISBN-10: 0134338715

ISBN-13: 9780134338712

Edition: 1st

Authors: Barry W. Hancock, Paul M. Sharp

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This anthology of original primary source materials exposes readers to the major components of the American justice system This anthology features 28 articles divided into six parts that cover law enforcement, courts, corrections, juvenile justice, public policy, as well as an overview of the criminal justice system. For anyone interested in a collection of current articles that cover the major areas of the criminal justice system.
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Book details

List price: $60.00
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.17" long x 0.82" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English

Criminal Justice in America
What is the Sequence of Events in the Criminal Justice System? Report to the Nation on Crime and Justice
The Rediscovery of Crime Victims—
Choosing Crime: Close Your Eyes and Take Your Chances—
African American Males in the Criminal Justice System—
Looking Backward to Look Forward: The 1967 Crime Commission Report in Retrospect—
Law Enforcement
The Development of the American Police: An Historical Overview—
A Sketch of the Police Officer's “Working Personality” —
The Dark Side of the Force—
Police and Communities: The Quiet Revolution—
The Future of Diversity in America: The Law Enforcement Paradigm Shift—
The Courts
Two Models of the Criminal Process—
Fighting Crime in a Crumbling System—
Adversarial Justice—
Guilty Until Proved Innocent: Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy—
Priority Prosecution of High-Rate Dangerous Offenders—
Corrections
In Support of Prisons—
Abolishing Prisons—
Cons and Country Clubs: The Mythical Utility of Punishment—
Treatment Needs of Women in Prison—
The Greatest Correctional Myth: Winning the War on Crime through Incarceration—
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile Justice Philosophy and the Demise ofParens Patriae—
The Forgotten Few
The Saints and the Roughnecks—
Punishment, Accountability, and the New Juvenile Justice—
Current Issues and Policy
The Social Construction of Crime Myths—
Restorative Justice and Offender Rehabilitation: A Meeting of the Minds—
A Policy Maker's Guide to Controlling Delinquency and Crime through Family Interventions—
Confronting Crime: Looking toward the Twenty-First Century—
Glossary of Key Terms