Making Sense of Criminal Justice
Policies and Practices
ISBN13: 9780195332445ISBN10: 019533244X
Paperback, 368 pages
Mar 2007,
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ISBN13: 978-0-19-533244-5ISBN10: 0-19-533244-X
Working from a balanced viewpoint, this topical, issues-oriented approach encourages students to think critically about major dilemmas faced by participants in the criminal justice system.
Table of Contents
Section I: Criminal Justice Politics and Policy
Chapter 1. The Politics and Policy Dichotomy
The Role of Politics in the Administration of Justice
Sources of Law and Policy
Politics and Legislative Processes and Functions
Policymaking and Criminal Justice
Chapter 2. Crime Control Versus Due Process
The Crime Control Model
The Due Process Model
The Practical Differences Between the Models
Chapter 3. The Search for a Guiding Philosophy of Policing
English Roots of Policing
Brief History of U.S. Policing
Stages of Police Development
Community Policing
Where Are We Now and Where Do We Go From Here?
Chapter 4. Police and the Use of Force
Police and Citizen Interactions
Influences On the Use of Force
High-Speed Pursuits As Deadly Force
Less-Than-Lethal Force
Police Officer Deaths and Citizen Deaths
Remedies for Unauthorized Use of Force
Chapter 5. Gun Control
Firearms Mortality
Violent Crime
Firearms Legislation
Effectiveness of Gun Control Legislation
Police Interventions to Reduce Illegal Gun Use
Section II: Courts--Justice for All, or Just for Some?
Chapter 6. Sentencing
Getting Tough
Indeterminate to Determinate Sentencing
Sentencing Guidelines
Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Three-Strikes Legislation
Truth in Sentencing
The Political Context of Imprisonment
Chapter 7. Race, Ethnicity, and Justice
Decision Making in the Criminal Justice System
Addressing the Race Issue
Chapter 8. Gender and Justice
Women As Offenders in the Criminal Justice System
Women As Crime Victims
The Work World of Women in Criminal Justice
Chapter 9. Wrongful Convictions--Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
Eyewitness Misidentification
False Confessions
Jailhouse Snitch Testimony
Misleading Forensic Science
Prosecutorial Misconduct
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Section III: The Challenges of Correcting Law-Violating Behavior
Chapter 10. What Are the Alternatives?
Specialized Courts
Drug Diversion Programs
Intermediate Sanctions
Community-Based Jail Programs
Parole
Chapter 11. Build More Prisons?
Imprisonment and Crime Control
The Rising Cost of Corrections
Indirect Costs of Incarceration
Punishing More Effectively
Cutting Correctly
Privatization
Chapter 12. The Death Penalty
Capital Punishment in America
The Death Penalty Today
Capital Punishment Policy
The Future of the Death Penalty
Chapter 13. Juvenile Crime and Violence
Juvenile Crime Trends
Cycles of Juvenile Justice
Models for Controlling Crime
Chapter 14. Living in a Post-9/11 World
Federal Legislation
Homeland Security
Security Versus Liberty
The Changing Legal Environment
Chapter 15. Making Sense of Criminal Justice--Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Understanding Criminal Justice Policy
Research and Criminal Justice Policy
Criminal Justice in the Twenty-First Century
Index
