Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice

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ISBN13: 9780195330809ISBN10: 0195330803 Paperback, 264 pages
Feb 2007,  In Stock

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$37.95 (04)
264 pages; line illus.; 7 x 9-3/16; ISBN13: 978-0-19-533080-9ISBN10: 0-19-533080-3
Examining diverse and frequently debated topics, these in-depth essays approach "hot-button" issues from both legal and sociological perspectives.

Description

Timely and topical, Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice is a collection of in-depth essays on "hot-button" issues. The contributors--recognized scholars who have taught criminal justice and written extensively on legal issues--approach their material from both legal and sociological perspectives in order to give students a more nuanced understanding of each topic. Short, framing introductions preface each article and put the material in context, and critical thinking questions follow each chapter. Written in accessible and jargon-free--but not "dumbed-down"--language, this text investigates such heated topics as juvenile waiver laws, inmate litigation, assisted suicide, drug testing, the death penalty, pornography, hate speech, habeas corpus, civil liability, search-and-seizure law, and confessions and interrogations law.

About the Author(s)

Edited by Craig Hemmens, Boise State University, United States