This book is a systematic examination of the nature of America's crime and criminal justice system as defined by its policy-makers at different times and in disparate contexts of social and political realities. By examining legislative documents and court cases and analyzing federal and state policy developments in such areas as drug crimes, juvenile crimes, sex crimes, and cyber crimes, this book provides a historically embedded and policy relevant understanding of how America's system of criminal justice was born, how it has grown, and where it is going.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-09-05
Mått166 x 239 x 29 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor324
FörlagUniversity Press of America
MedarbetareRoberts,AlbertR.
ISBN9780761840992

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Chapter 1 1: Crime Policy: Meaning, Nature, Actors, and ContextsChapter 2 2: Federalization of Crime and Justice Policy: History, Trends, and ProcessesChapter 3 3: The War on Drugs: Evolution of the Policy of CriminalizationChapter 4 4: Policy-Making in Juvenile Justice: Growth, Change, and ContinuityChapter 5 5: Sex Crimes: Laws and Policy DevelopmentsChapter 6 6: Cyber Crimes: Laws and Policy DevelopmentsChapter 7 7: Crime and Justice Policy in American in the 21st century: The Emerging Trends

Crime Policy in America: Laws, Institutions, and Programs is an extremely fascinating book that provides an overview as well as excellent delineation on the shaping of federal, state, and local criminal justice policies throughout our nation, The author has provided an outstanding analysis of policy developments in some of the core criminal justice areas focusing on social, economic, political, and ideological contexts of policy-making in criminal justice. This is a great book for graduate and undergraduate courses on crime and policy analysis, history of policy-making in crime and justice, issues in criminal justice, and other related criminal justice areas.