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Prisoners of Politics

Author : Rachel Elise Barkow
Publisher : Belknap Press
ISBN 13 : 0674919238
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book Prisoners of Politics written by Rachel Elise Barkow and published by Belknap Press. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CounterPunch Best Book of the Year A Lone Star Policy Institute Recommended Book “If you care, as I do, about disrupting the perverse politics of criminal justice, there is no better place to start than Prisoners of Politics.” —James Forman, Jr., author of Locking Up Our Own The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. The social consequences of this fact—recycling people who commit crimes through an overwhelmed system and creating a growing class of permanently criminalized citizens—are devastating. A leading criminal justice reformer who has successfully rewritten sentencing guidelines, Rachel Barkow argues that we would be safer, and have fewer people in prison, if we relied more on expertise and evidence and worried less about being “tough on crime.” A groundbreaking work that is transforming our national conversation on crime and punishment, Prisoners of Politics shows how problematic it is to base criminal justice policy on the whims of the electorate and argues for an overdue shift that could upend our prison problem and make America a more equitable society. “A critically important exploration of the political dynamics that have made us one of the most punitive societies in human history. A must-read by one of our most thoughtful scholars of crime and punishment.” —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy “Barkow’s analysis suggests that it is not enough to slash police budgets if we want to ensure lasting reform. We also need to find ways to insulate the process from political winds.” —David Cole, New York Review of Books “A cogent and provocative argument about how to achieve true institutional reform and fix our broken system.” —Emily Bazelon, author of Charged

Criminal Justice at the Crossroads

Author : William R. Kelly
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231539223
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Criminal Justice at the Crossroads written by William R. Kelly and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-05 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past forty years, the criminal justice system in the United States has engaged in a very expensive policy failure, attempting to punish its way to public safety, with dismal results. So-called "tough on crime" policies have not only failed to effectively reduce crime, recidivism, and victimization but also created an incredibly inefficient system that routinely fails the public, taxpayers, crime victims, criminal offenders, their families, and their communities. Strategies that focus on behavior change are much more productive and cost effective for reducing crime than punishment, and in this book, William R. Kelly discusses the policy, process, and funding innovations and priorities that the United States needs to effectively reduce crime, recidivism, victimization, and cost. He recommends proactive, evidence-based interventions to address criminogenic behavior; collaborative decision making from a variety of professions and disciplines; and a focus on innovative alternatives to incarceration, such as problem-solving courts and probation. Students, professionals, and policy makers alike will find in this comprehensive text a bracing discussion of how our criminal justice system became broken and the best strategies by which to fix it.

Murder and the Reasonable Man

Author : Cynthia Lee
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814751156
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Murder and the Reasonable Man written by Cynthia Lee and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2003-07 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates how social norms and beliefs influence the outcomes in certain criminal cases.

Victims of Justice Revisited

Author : Thomas Frisbie
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 0810122367
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Victims of Justice Revisited written by Thomas Frisbie and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-04 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The kidnapping of Jeanine Nicarico from her quiet suburban home in Naperville, Illinois, and her brutal slaying sparked a public demand for justice. But as events unfolded in the authorities' long battle to execute Cruz and bring the other men to justice, evidence emerged that the defendants were innocent - and that the death penalty process in America was deeply flawed. This case began a chain reaction that led to a moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois and the clearing out of death row when George Ryan, then governor of Illinois, granted clemency to all those awaiting execution.".

Revisiting Moral Panics

Author : Cree, Viviene E.
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447321855
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book Revisiting Moral Panics written by Cree, Viviene E. and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a world that is increasingly characterised as full of risk, danger and threat. Every day a new social issue emerges to assail our sensibilities and consciences. Drawing on the popular Economic Social and Research Council (ESRC) seminar series, this book examines these social issues and anxieties, and the solutions to them, through the concept of moral panic. With a commentary by Charles Critcher and contributions from both well-known and up-and-coming researchers and practitioners, this is a stimulating and innovative overview of moral panic ideas, which will be an essential resource.

Breaking the Pendulum

Author : Philip Russell Goodman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199976066
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book Breaking the Pendulum written by Philip Russell Goodman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Breaking the Pendulum, Philip Goodman, Joshua Page, and Michelle Phelps debunk the pendulum model of American criminal justice, arguing that it distorts how and why punishment changes. From the birth of the penitentiary through recent reforms, the authors show how the struggle of players in the penal field shapes punishment.

The National Crime Survey: Methodological studies

Author : Robert G. Lehnen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The National Crime Survey: Methodological studies written by Robert G. Lehnen and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Victimization in Schools

Author : Gary D. Gottfredson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468449850
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Victimization in Schools written by Gary D. Gottfredson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perception that our nation's public schools are disorderly and unsafe is widespread, and the image of the public school is deteriorating. Since 1974, the Gallup organization has gathered opinions about the public schools. The percentage giving the schools an "A" rating declined from 18% to 6% between 1974 and 1983 (Gallup, 1974, 1984). In a recent survey of America's teenagers, only 9% gave the schools an "A" rating (Bahner, 1980, p. 106). Lack of discipline tops the list of the problems adults see facing schools, and class disturbances and theft are reported by teenagers to be "very big" or "fairly big" problems in their schools (Bahner, 1980, p. 107). These public perceptions are fostered by and reflected in national media attention ("City Schools in Crisis," 1977; "Help! Teacher Can't Teach!" 1980; "High Schools under Fire," 1977). Public concern is also reflected in Congressional hearings where testimony creates the image of grave disorder within our schools (U.s. Senate, Committee on the Judiciary, 1975, 1976b; U.s. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education, 1980). The public has given the schools low marks, and the Senate Judiciary Committee (1975) gave the schools an" A" in violence and vandalism. In short, parents, students, and public officials are alarmed at what they see as a rising tide of violence and disorder in the schools and are concerned about how much learning can occur in a disruptive environ ment, and about the safety of teachers and students.

The Oxford Handbook of Offender Decision Making

Author : Wim Bernasco
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190674741
Total Pages : 777 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Offender Decision Making written by Wim Bernasco and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 777 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the issue of offender decision-making pervades almost every discussion of crime and law enforcement, only a few comprehensive texts cover and integrate information about the role of decision-making in crime. The Oxford Handbook of Offender Decision Making provide high-quality reviews of the main paradigms in offender decision-making, such as rational choice theory and dual-process theory. It contains up-to-date reviews of empirical research on decision-making in a wide range of decision types including not only criminal initiation and desistance, but also choice of locations, times, targets, victims, methods as well as large variety crimes including homicide, robbery, domestic violence, burglary, street crime, sexual crimes, and cybercrime. Lastly, it provides in-depth treatments of the major methods used to study offender decision-making, including experiments, observation studies, surveys, offender interviews, and simulations. Comprehensive and authoritative, the Handbook will quickly become the primary source of theoretical, methodological, and empirical knowledge about decision-making as it relates to criminal behavior.

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Author : Bradley D. Edwards
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003828795
Total Pages : 522 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Criminal Justice written by Bradley D. Edwards and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-01-22 with total page 522 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Tenth Edition, offers a student-friendly description of the criminal justice process—outlining the decisions, practices, people, and issues involved. It provides a solid introduction to the mechanisms of the criminal justice system, with balanced coverage of the issues presented by each facet of the process, including a thorough review of practices and controversies in law enforcement, the criminal courts, and corrections. In this revision, Edwards updates the statistics and research findings throughout. New sections include the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the recent shift to NIBRS crime reporting, and the increasing attacks on the legitimacy of the criminal justice system. This edition has also expanded coverage of police use of force and technological improvements. Selected chapters now include a case study box to demonstrate how certain laws, programs, and technologies have been used in particular situations. Appropriate for all U.S. criminal justice programs, this text offers great value for students and instructors.

Our Children, Their Children

Author : Darnell F. Hawkins
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226319911
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Our Children, Their Children written by Darnell F. Hawkins and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-02-15 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Our Children, Their Children, a prominent team of researchers argues that a second-rate and increasingly punitive juvenile justice system is allowed to persist because most people believe it is designed for children in other ethnic and socioeconomic groups. While public opinion, laws, and social policies that convey distinctions between "our children" and "their children" may seem to conflict with the American ideal of blind justice, they are hardly at odds with patterns of group differentiation and inequality that have characterized much of American history. Our Children, Their Children provides a state-of-the-science examination of racial and ethnic disparities in the American juvenile justice system. Here, contributors document the precise magnitude of these disparities, seek to determine their causes, and propose potential solutions. In addition to race and ethnicity, contributors also look at the effects on juvenile justice of suburban sprawl, the impact of family and neighborhood, bias in postarrest decisions, and mental health issues. Assessing the implications of these differences for public policy initiatives and legal reforms, this volume is the first critical summary of what is known and unknown in this important area of social research.

Delinquency and Drift Revisited

Author : Thomas G Blomberg
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 9780367246501
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book Delinquency and Drift Revisited written by Thomas G Blomberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years ago, David Matza wrote Delinquency and Drift, challenging the ways people thought about the development of criminals. Today, Delinquency and Drift Revisited reminds criminologists that they ignore Matza's writings at their own intellectual peril. Matza's work shows his insights on a range of core criminological issues, such as: the complex nature of culture and its connection to criminality; the extent to which rule-breakers are truly different from the "rest of us"; the importance of focusing on human agency in understanding the subjective side of offending; the interaction of propensity and peer influences in criminal involvement; the role of the state in signifying individuals as deviant and entrapping them in criminal roles; and the processes that lead offenders to desist from crime. This volume was not written to pay homage to Matza, but to show how his ideas remain relevant to criminology today by continuing to question conventional wisdom, by making us pay attention to realities we have overlooked, and by inspiring us to theorize more innovatively.

Safe Streets Reconsidered

Author : United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Safe Streets Reconsidered written by United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Supreme Court and the Attitudinal Model Revisited

Author : Jeffrey A. Segal
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521789714
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book The Supreme Court and the Attitudinal Model Revisited written by Jeffrey A. Segal and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-09-16 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leading scholars of the Supreme Court explain and predict its decision making.

The Influence of Criminal Justice Research

Author : Joan Petersilia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book The Influence of Criminal Justice Research written by Joan Petersilia and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Controversies in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Author : Peter J. Benekos
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317523776
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Controversies in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency written by Peter J. Benekos and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After providing a history of the development of the juvenile court, this book explores some of the most important current controversies in juvenile justice. Original essays review major theories of juvenile delinquency, explore psychological and biological factors that may explain delinquent behavior, and examine the nexus between substance abuse and delinquency. A final chapter provides a comparative analysis.

Policy reconsidered

Author : Hodgson, Susan M.
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1847422993
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Policy reconsidered written by Hodgson, Susan M. and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2007-11-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of policy is ripe for critical reappraisal. Whilst the context for policy making changes constantly, multiple questions endure, such as how policy is conceived and why; what is taken for granted and what gets problematised; and how policy should be informed, analysed and understood. This book identifies key topics within the policy arena and subjects them to theoretical and practical analysis. It explores the meaning and framing of policy, and examines its practice from the micro- to the supra-national levels, using illustrative case studies to demonstrate how policy is contested, shaped and accounted for. Given the significance of policy as a means to organise and direct social, economic and political life, this book presents the case for a critical restatement of its origins, development and form - without which we risk being caught up in a cycle of change without understanding why or how. The book presents a productive encounter between the three themes of meanings, politics and practices, themes normally not brought together in a single text. It emphasizes the multiplicity of perspectives that can be directed towards understanding the policy world, opening up new ground as well as visiting anew some familiar terrain. Targeted at upper undergraduate and postgraduate students and their teachers, it will also be of interest to researchers and policy actors wanting insight to their project.