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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Perspectives on Debating Crime | |
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| The Ideology of the Crime Debate | |
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| Two Models of the Criminal Process | |
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| The Politics of the Crime Debate | |
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| Interest Groups and the Crime Debate | |
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| The Sociology of the Crime Debate | |
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| The American Drug Panic of the 1980s | |
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| Debating Crime and Guns | |
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| Does the Constitution Create a Right of Individuals to Bear Arms? | |
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| Bending Second Amendment Will Put Clinton Under the Gun | |
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| U.S. v. Miller (1939) | |
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| Should Gun Control Be Adopted? | |
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| An 'Anti' Perspective (The Right-to-Carry Trend) | |
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| Ten Essential Observations on Guns in America | |
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| Debating the Limits of Police Power | |
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| Is Excessive Use of Force a Systemic Problem? | |
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| Established: A Pattern of Abuse | |
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| Black and Blue: New York Erupts Over a Race-tinged Killing--Again | |
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| Should the Exclusionary Rule Be Abolished? | |
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| Why Stop Halfway? | |
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| Congress and the Exclusionary Rule: Would Killing the Exclusionary Rule Repeal the Fourth Amendment--or Restore it? | |
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| Debating the Role of Crime Victims | |
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| Should States Lower the Legal Threshold for Drunk Driving? | |
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| Yes: Lowering the Threshold Will Prevent Injuries and Deaths Due to Drunk Driving | |
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| No: Criminalizing Social Drinking Will Not Save Lives and Does Not Deal with Drunk Drivers | |
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| Should Mandatory Arrest Policies in Domestic Violence Offenses Be Adopted? | |
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| Domestic Violence Can Be Cured | |
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| Does Arrest Deter Domestic Violence? | |
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| Debating the Fairness of Courts | |
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| Are Sexual Assaults Against Women Underprosecuted? | |
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| The Response to Rape: Detours on the Road to Equal Justice | |
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| The Influence of Blame and Believability Factors on the Processing of Simple Versus Aggravated Rape Cases | |
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| Should Jurors Engage in Jury Nullification? | |
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| Black Jurors: Right to Acquit? | |
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| Jury Nullification: A Perversion of Justice? | |
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| Debating Sentencing | |
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| Do Tough Sentences Reduce Crime? | |
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| Prisons Are a Bargain, by Any Measure | |
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| Does Getting Tough on Crime Pay? | |
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| Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished? | |
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| Briefing Paper: The Death Penalty | |
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| So, What If the Death Penalty Deters? | |
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| Debating "Equal Justice Under Law": Race and Gender | |
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| Race and Criminal Justice: Does the Criminal Justice System Discriminate Against Racial Minorities? | |
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| No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System | |
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| Race, Crime, and the Administration of Justice: A Summary of the Available Facts | |
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| Gender and Justice: Is the Justice System Biased Against Women? | |
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| Sex on the Docket: Reports of State Task Forces on Gender Bias | |
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| Women in Prison: From Partial Justice to Vengeful Equity | |
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| Debating Prisons | |
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| Should Prisons Be Privatized? | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions about Private Prisons | |
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| Assessing the Issue: The Pros and Cons of Prison Privatization | |
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| Should Parole Be Abolished? | |
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| The Courage of Our Convictions: The Abolition of Parole Will Save Lives and Money | |
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| Work Release in Washington: Effects on Recidivism and Corrections Costs | |
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| Debating Juvenile Justice | |
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| Should Juvenile Offenders Be Tried and Punished As Adults? | |
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| Let's Hold Juveniles Responsible for Their Crimes | |
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| Delinquents or Criminals: Policy Options for Young Offenders | |
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| Are Boot Camps an Effective Means of Dealing with Juvenile Crime? | |
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| Colorado Has a New Brand of Tough Love: Helping Young Offenders Shape Up and Ship Out | |
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| Juvenile Boot Camps: Lessons Learned | |
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| Waging Holy War: Public Morals and Private Vices | |
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| Should the U.S. End the War on Drugs? | |
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| War Ends, Drugs Win; Resisters Say We're Fighting the Wrong Battles | |
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| Fictions and Facts about Drug Legislation | |
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| Should the Government Ban Cyberporn on the Internet? | |
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| Making the Internet Safer for Children and Families | |
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| Reno et al. v. ACLU (1997) | |
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| Debating the Criminal Justice System | |
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| Is the Criminal Justice System a Failure? | |
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| Key Findings | |
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| Judgement Day: A Demand for Common Sense in the Courtroom | |
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| Analyzing Criminal Justice Reforms | |
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| Ceremonial Justice, Loose Coupling, and the War on Drugs in Texas, 1980-1989 | |
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| Core Challenges Facing Community Policing: The Emperor Still Has No Clothes | |
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| Ground Rules for Proper Debating | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |