SOU-CCJ230 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System
Author: Alison Burke
Publisher:
Published: 2019
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ISBN-13: 9781636350684
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Policing the Media
Author: David D. Perlmutter
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2000-02-15
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 0761911057
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing upon interviews, personal observations, and the author's black-and-white photographs of cops and the "clients, " Perlmutter describes the lives and philosophies of street patrol officers. He finds that cops hold ambiguous attitudes toward their televisual comrades, for much of TV copland is fantastic and preposterous. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Adolescents, Crime, and the Media
Author: Christopher J Ferguson
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-03-29
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 1461467411
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA campus shooting. A gang assault. A school bus ambush. With each successive event, fingers are pointed at the usual suspects: violent films, bloody video games, explicit web sites. But to what extent can—or should—the media be implicated in youth crime? And are today's sophisticated young people really that susceptible to their influence? Adolescents, Crime, and the Media critically examines perceptions of these phenomena through the lens of the ongoing relationship between generations of adults and youth. A wealth of research findings transcends the standard nature/nurture debate, analyzing media effects on young people's behavior, brain development in adolescence, ways adults can be misled about youth’s participation in criminal acts, and how science can be manipulated by prevailing attitudes toward youth. The author strikes a necessary balance between the viewpoints of media providers and those seeking to restrict media or young people's access to them. And the book brings scientific and intellectual rigor to culturally and politically charged issues as it covers: Violence in the media. Media portrayals of crime and youth. Research on violent television programs, video games, and other media as causes of crime. Effects of pornography on behavior. Public policy, censorship, and First Amendment issues. Adolescents, Crime, and the Media is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, professionals, and clinicians across such interrelated disciplines as developmental psychology, sociology, educational policy, criminology/criminal justice, child and school psychology, and media law.
Penal Populism and Public Opinion
Author: Julian V. Roberts
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 0195136233
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe five countries examined are the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
A Handbook of Alternative Theories of Public Economics
Author: Francesco Forte
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2014-03-28
Total Pages: 567
ISBN-13: 1781004714
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis comprehensive and thought-provoking Handbook reviews public sector economics from pluralist perspectives that either complement or reach beyond mainstream views. The book takes a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach, drawing on economi
Impersonal Influence
Author: Diana C. Mutz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998-11-28
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 9780521637268
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeople's perceptions of the attitudes and experiences of mass collectives are an increasingly important force in contemporary political life. In Impersonal Influence, Mutz goes beyond simply providing examples of how impersonal influence matters in the political process to provide a micro-level understanding of why information about distant and impersonal others often influence people's political attitudes and behaviors. Impersonal Influence is worthy of attention both from the standpoint of its impact on contemporary politics, and because of its potential to expand the boundaries of our understanding of social influence processes, and media's relation to them. The book's conclusions do not exonerate media from the effects of inaccurate portrayals of collective experience or opinion, but they suggest that the ways in which people are influenced by these perceptions are in themselves, not so much deleterious to democracy as absolutely necessary to promoting accountability in a large scale society.
Perceptions of Female Offenders
Author: Brenda Russell
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-09
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 1461458714
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFemale offenders are often perceived as victims who commit crimes as a self-defense mechanism or as criminal deviants whose actions strayed from typical ‘womanly’ behavior. Such cultural norms for violence exist in our gendered society and there has been scholarly debate about how male and female offenders are perceived and how this perception leads to differential treatment in the criminal justice system. This debate is primarily based upon theories associated with stereotypes and social norms and how these prescriptive norms can influence both public and criminal justice response. Scholars in psychology, sociology, and criminology have found that female offenders are perceived differently than male offenders and this ultimately leads to differential treatment in the criminal justice system. This interdisciplinary book provides an evidence based approach of how female offenders are perceived in society and how this translates to differential treatment within the criminal justice system and explores the ramifications of such differences. Quite often perceptions of female offenders are at odds with research findings. This book will provide a comprehensive evidence-based review of the research that is valuable to laypersons, researchers, practitioners, advocates, treatment providers, lawyers, judges, and anyone interested in equality in the criminal justice system.
The Oxford Handbook of American Public Opinion and the Media
Author: Robert Y. Shapiro
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2013-05-23
Total Pages: 804
ISBN-13: 0199673020
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith engaging new contributions from the major figures in the fields of the media and public opinion The Oxford Handbook of American Public Opinion and the Media is a key point of reference for anyone working in American politics today.
Public Opinion, Crime, And Criminal Justice
Author: Julian Roberts
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-10-08
Total Pages: 297
ISBN-13: 0429977603
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTaking on one of the most popular issues of the day—crime and the way we make sense of it—Julian Roberts and Loretta Stalans reveal the mismatch between the public perception of crime and the reality of crime statistics. Discussing such issues as public knowledge of crime, sources of crime information, information processing by the public, public attitudes about crime, and the effectiveness of punishment, this book considers the role that public opinion plays in the politics of criminal justice issues. Based on extensive data from the United States, with comparisons with Canada and the United Kingdom, Roberts and Stalans reveal the truth behind how the public perceives crime and how this perception compares to actual criminal activity.
The Mythology of Crime and Criminal Justice
Author: Victor E. Kappeler
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781577660781
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn insightful look at the realities of crime & justice that challenges basic assumptions & misconceptions about specific crimes or parts of the criminal justice system.
