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Contemporary Issues in Criminological Theory and Research

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ISBN-10: 1111771812

ISBN-13: 9781111771812

Edition: 2nd 2012

Authors: Richard Rosenfeld, Kenna Quinet, Crystal Garcia

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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE THEORY, 1/e is a concise and easy-to-use reference resource for those studying criminology and criminal justice. This exciting and thought-provoking new anthology features all of the proposals and response essays presented at the November, 2010 American Society of Criminology conference.
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Book details

List price: $74.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 1/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.09" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Richard Rosenfeld is a Curators Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a past President of the American Society of Criminology. He has written several articles on violent crime, crime statistics, and crime control policy, and his current research focuses on explaining changes in crime rates over time. He is an ASC Fellow and has served on the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Law and Justice.

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Racial Threat and Schools: Looking Beyond the Boundaries of Criminology
The Impact of Recent School Discipline Research on Racial Threat Theory
�No Time to Talk�: A Cautiously Optimistic Tale of Restorative Justice and Related Approaches to School Discipline
From Social Control to Social Engagement: Enabling the �Time and Space� to Talk Through Restorative Justice and Responsive Regulation
Talking Back to Bazemore and Schiff: A Discussion of Restorative Justice Interventions in Schools
Religion
Crime and Religion: Assessing the Role of the Faith Factor
Toward a Criminology of Religion: Comment on Johnson and Jang
Religion as a Unique Cultural Influence on Crime and Delinquency: Expanding on Johnson and Jang�s Agenda
Prisoner Radicalization and Sacred Terrorism: A Life Course Perspective
Politicization of Prisoners is an Old and Contemporary Story
Conversion, Radicalization, and the Life Course: Future Research Questions
Economy
Family and Neighborhood Effects on Youth Violence: Does Community Economic Development Increase Adolescent Well-Being?
Do Business Improvement Districts Exert a Contextual Effect on Adolescent Well-Being?
Geographically Targeted Economic Development Policy and Youth Violence
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Polity
Imprisonment and Crime Control: Building Evidence-Based Policy
Less Imprisonment, Less Crime: A Reply to Nagin
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Mass Incarceration and the Great Recession: A Comment on Gottschalk