Punishment and Democracy

Punishment and Democracy

Author: Franklin E. Zimring

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9780195136869

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"[A] major study of this unique legislation.... [It] is, quite simply, required reading for anyone interested in crime policy in California, the United States in general, or any modern democratic nation....In an area drenched with emotionalism, the authors have produced a study that is analytically incisive in setting up its categories, conscientious in collecting its data, and judicious in reaching its conclusions. It is also highly readable."--Law andPolitics Book Review "This book is an exemplar of criminology, the science of law-making, law-breaking, and law-enforcing. [The book] will stand for years as both a substantive and methodologicallandmark."--Lawrence W. Sherman, Director, Jerry Lee Center of Criminology, University of Pennsylvania "This would be a better society, with more just and humane policies, if people in authority read and paid attention to this brilliant, closely-reasoned and intensely significant book."--Lawrence Friedman, Stanford Law School


American Dream, a Search for Justice

American Dream, a Search for Justice

Author: Sherman D. Manning

Publisher: American Dream Online Books

Published: 2016-04-11

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 0974326003

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Rush (to judgment?) Limbaugh, Michael Jackson, R. Kelly and Kobe Bryant will all be shocked and amazed by this book. This book is a bombshell, scathing and horrifying. Is Rush a drug addict? Is Michael a molester? Is Kobe a rapist? What is true justice? Are our prisons working? Should we build more prisons? How do we really fight crime? These questions are methodically answered in this book. Is the California Department of Corrections corrupted? Can "The Terminator" save California? Can Rod Hickman clean up C.D.C.' Find out in this book.


Crime Control, Politics and Policy

Crime Control, Politics and Policy

Author: Peter J. Benekos

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 1317523474

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This book reviews concepts, information and points of view that help to explain the context and constraints of the criminal justice system. The chapters summarize developments in public policy and crime control, and interweave themes central to the discussion: the impact of ideology, the role of the media, and the politicization of crime and criminal justice.


California Politics

California Politics

Author: Renee B. Van Vechten

Publisher: CQ Press

Published: 2023-05-09

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1071875477

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From the structure of the state′s government to its local representatives, policies, and voter participation, the revised Seventh Edition of California Politics offers a concise overview of how California′s political system works. Renée B. Van Vechten presses readers to think about how history, political culture, rules, and institutions conspire to shape politics today - and tomorrow.


Why Prison?

Why Prison?

Author: David Scott

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-08-29

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 110729245X

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Prison studies has experienced a period of great creativity in recent years, and this collection draws together some of the field's most exciting and innovative contemporary critical writers in order to engage directly with one of the most profound questions in penology - why prison? In addressing this question, the authors connect contemporary penological thought with an enquiry that has received the attention of some of the greatest thinkers on punishment in the past. Through critical exploration of the theories, policies and practices of imprisonment, the authors analyse why prison persists and why prisoner populations are rapidly rising in many countries. Collectively, the chapters provide not only a sophisticated diagnosis and critique of global hyper-incarceration but also suggest principles and strategies that could be adopted to radically reduce our reliance upon imprisonment.


Race and Crime

Race and Crime

Author: Shaun L. Gabbidon

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2012-03-22

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 1452202605

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'Race and Crime' presents students with a comprehensive analysis of the issues relating to race and crime in the US. The book is illustrated with numerous photographs and exercises based on Internet research are included.


Introduction to Criminal Justice

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Author: Bradley D. Edwards

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-01-31

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 0429761325

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Introduction to Criminal Justice, Ninth 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 gives fresh sources of data, with over 600 citations of new research results. New sections include immigration policy, disparities in the justice system, Compstat and problem-oriented policing, victim services in the courts, and developments in drug policy. This edition also has expanded coverage of police use of force. Each chapter now includes a text box on a policy dilemma like cash bail or stop-and-frisk policies. Appropriate for all U.S. Criminal Justice programs, this text offers great value for students and instructors.


Constraint of Race

Constraint of Race

Author: Linda Faye Williams

Publisher: Penn State Press

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 9780271046723

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The winner of the 2004 W.E.B. DuBois Book Award, NCOBPS and the2004 Michael Harrington Award "for an outstanding book that demonstrates how scholarship can be used in the struggle for a better world."