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Criminal Justice Policy
About this book
Criminal Justice Policy provides a thematic overview of criminal justice policy and its relationship to the American criminal justice system. Scholars, practitioners, and politicians continually debate the value of these policies in their evaluations of the current system. As the nature of this subject involves a host of issues (including politics, public sentiment, research, and practice), the authors expertly highlight these concerns on criminal justice policy and address the implications for the overall system and society at large.
This text is organized into three parts: Foundations of criminal justice policy focuses on the role of politics, best practices, and street level bureaucracy in criminal justice policy. Criminal justice policy in action provides an analysis of fifteen different policy issues in criminal justice, such as immigration, drugs, mental health and capital punishment. Each section begins with a basic summary of the policy, accompanied by a brief synopsis of the framing issues. This brief, but informative summary, draws students' attention to essential concepts and ideas, provides a roadmap for what they can expect to learn, and ensures continuity throughout the text. The text concludes with a discussion about the future directions of criminal justice policy.
This text is organized into three parts: Foundations of criminal justice policy focuses on the role of politics, best practices, and street level bureaucracy in criminal justice policy. Criminal justice policy in action provides an analysis of fifteen different policy issues in criminal justice, such as immigration, drugs, mental health and capital punishment. Each section begins with a basic summary of the policy, accompanied by a brief synopsis of the framing issues. This brief, but informative summary, draws students' attention to essential concepts and ideas, provides a roadmap for what they can expect to learn, and ensures continuity throughout the text. The text concludes with a discussion about the future directions of criminal justice policy.
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Yes, you can access Criminal Justice Policy by Stacy L. Mallicoat,Christine L. Gardiner in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Criminology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Bried Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Preface
- Chapter I The Politics of Crime and the Policy Making Process
- Chapter II The Influence of Research and Evidence-Based Practices on Criminal Justice Policy
- Chapter III Street-Level Bureaucracy: From Policy to Practice
- Chapter IV Policing High-Risk Places
- Chapter V Homeland Security: A New Criminal Justice Mandate
- Chapter VI Immigrants and Crime
- Chapter VII Mandatory Arrest Policies and Intimate Partner Violence
- Chapter VIII From “Just Say No!” to “Well, Maybe”—The War on Drugs and Sensible Alternatives
- Chapter IX Controlling the Sexual Offender
- Chapter X Public Policy and White-Collar and Corporate Crime
- Chapter XI America’s “War on Gangs”: Response to a Real Threat or a Moral Panic?
- Chapter XII Juvenile Waiver Policies
- Chapter XIII Criminal Justice Responses to the Mentally Ill
- Chapter XIV Gender Responsive Practices
- Chapter XV Restorative Justice
- Chapter XVI Three Strikes: Passage, Implementation, Evaluation, and Reform
- Chapter XVII The Supermax: Issues and Challenges
- Chapter XVIII Capital Punishment
- Chapter XIX Reentry and Rehabilitation: Generating Successful Outcomes during Challenging Times
- Chapter XX Emerging Issues in Criminal Justice Policy
- References
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors