Justice Blind? Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 0135147743 Binding: Paperback Edition: 3 Author(s): Matthew B. Robinson Publisher: Prentice Hall Number of Pages: 540
Updated in a new 3rd edition this book is rganized around a planned change approach andprovides a critical assessment of how well the American criminal justice system achieves its goals Unlike most other criminal justice bookswhich cover the traditional topics from the perspective of how things are supposed to be this book compares these ideals with the realities of criminal justice today and provides a critical interpretation of the role of race ethnicity and gender in criminal justice
ISBN: 1437734901 Binding: Paperback Edition: 7 Author(s): Lawrence F. Travis III Publisher: Anderson Number of Pages: 576
This student-friendly introductory core text describes the criminal justice process in the United States - 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 Each chapter is enhanced by important terms boxes photos and review questions New edition includes updated statistics and an extended focus ontheoretical approaches throughout the text New information and attention added on terrorism and homeland security issues An easy-to-access glossary offers a complete collection of essential terms in criminal justice
Doing Justice, Doing Gender: Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations (Women in the Criminal Justice System)
ISBN: 141292720X Binding: Hardcover Edition: 2nd Author(s): Susan Ehrlich Martin, Nancy Jurik Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc Number of Pages: 296
Doing Justice Doing Gender: Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations is a highly readable sociologically grounded analysis of women working in traditionally male dominant justice occupations of law policing and corrections This Second Edition represents not only a thorough update of research on women in these fields but a careful reconsideration of changes in justice organizations and occupations and their impact on womens justice work roles over the past 40 years
Statistical Analysis in Criminal Justice and Criminology: A User Guide
ISBN: 1577665244 Binding: Paperback Edition: 2 Author(s): Gennaro F. Vito, Michael B. Blankenship, Julie C. Kunselman Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc Number of Pages: 264
Statistics provide information about the nature of crime and exactly which factors should be addressed in the attempt to minimize its occurrence Statistical analysis has far-reaching effects at all levels of the criminal justice system--from patrol officers to precinct captains to criminal courts to the Department of Justice With the skills needed to detect and interpret statistical data criminal justice professionals can assess whether current practices are working and change the ones that are not Written for undergraduates with little or no background in statistics this text clearly explains how to use statistical tools to organize and interpret data and then to reach conclusions based on statistical analysis The authors draw from their longtime classroom experiences to present difficult concepts in an understandable way They avoid a comprehensive approach common to many statistics texts and instead focus on statistical tools typically used in the social sciences New to this edition is the accompanying CD that contains five criminal justice data sets Students use the data sets to answer the questions in end-of-chapter exercises and data analysis sections These hands-on real-world activities provide a variety of opportunities to use statistical tools and understand their applicability
ISBN: 0135151481 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1 Author(s): Gennaro F. Vito, Julie C. Kunselman Publisher: Prentice Hall Number of Pages: 456
Offering concise self-contained chapters Juvenile Justice Today 1e explores the history of juvenile justice the juvenile justice system and special populations Video profiles accompany each chapter and give a dramatic picture of juveniles in the system along with the police judges and personnel that work with them The mycrimekit website supports the text and includes practice quizzes essay questions and online activities Throughout the text real-world examples and research and evaluations summaries help students understand the juvenile justice system processes and people within it
The United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program: Formulation of Standards and Efforts at Their Implementation (Procedural Aspects of International Law)
ISBN: 0812232690 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Roger S. Clark Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Number of Pages: 352
In December 1991 the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution entitled "Creation of an Effective United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Program" That resolution sought to consolidate and restructure a program in international cooperation in the criminal justice area that had existed from the early days of the United Nations In particular the resolution provided for the creation of a new intergovernmental body to oversee the program the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
This book by Roger S Clark examines the UN program and its prospects under the arrangements devised by the General Assembly Clark concisely recounts its history and its activities describes the adoption of the various United Nations norms and standards that originated within the program provides a detailed consideration of some of the major instruments adopted under the auspices of the program and examines efforts to progress from the promulgation of standards and norms to their monitoring and implementation
ISBN: 0078111536 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 7 Author(s): Robert Bohm, Keith Haley Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages Number of Pages: 624
Introduction to Criminal Justice is the perfect text for students who are interested in pursuing a career in criminal justice and for those who simply want to learn more about the criminal justice system The authors' combined experience of more than 50 years in teaching introduction to criminal justice as well as working in the field -- Bohm as a correctional officer and Haley as a police officer -- come through in their accessible yet comprehensive presentation They make it easy for readers to understand that much of what the public "knows" about criminal justice in the United States is myth and help students learn the truth about the US criminal justice system
The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions Are Changing World Politics (The Norton Series in World Politics)
ISBN: 0393079937 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1 Author(s): Kathryn Sikkink Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Number of Pages: 342
Acclaimed scholar Kathryn Sikkink examines the important and controversial new trend of holding political leaders criminally accountable for human rights violationsGrawemeyer Award winner Kathryn Sikkink offers a landmark argument for human rights prosecutions as a powerful political tool She shows how in just three decades state leaders in Latin America Europe and Africa have lost their immunity from any accountability for their human rights violations becoming the subjects of highly publicized trials resulting in severe consequences This shift is affecting the behavior of political leaders worldwide and may change the face of global politics as we know it
Drawing on extensive research and illuminating personal experience Sikkink reveals how the stunning emergence of human rights prosecutions has come about; what effect it has had on democracy conflict and repression; and what it means for leaders and citizens everywhere from Uruguay to the United States The Justice Cascade is a vital read for anyone interested in the future of world politics and human rights 14 black-and-white illustrations
(In)Justice for Juveniles: Rethinking the Best Interests of the Child
ISBN: 0669149632 Binding: Hardcover Edition: 1St Edition Author(s): Ira M. Schwartz Publisher: Lexington Books Number of Pages: 186
In this highly charged insightful investigation Ira Schwartz takes us through a fascinating inquiry into the entire juvenile justice system in the United States Tracing the past twenty years of attempted reforms through current trends he measures the impact of various administrative legal and fiscal reform efforts and illustrtes how the contemporary juvenile justice system is still in shambles for the majority of our youth
Justice for Girls?: Stability and Change in the Youth Justice Systems of the United States and Canada (Adolescent Development and Legal Policy)
ISBN: 0226770044 Binding: Hardcover Edition: Author(s): Jane B. Sprott, Anthony N. Doob Publisher: University Of Chicago Press Number of Pages: 232
For over a century as women have fought for and won greater freedoms concern over an epidemic of female criminality especially among young women has followed Fear of this crime wavedespite a persistent lack of evidence of its existencehas played a decisive role in the development of the youth justice systems in the United States and Canada Justice for Girls is a comprehensive comparative study of the way these countries have responded to the hysteria over girl crime and how it has affected the treatment of both girls and boysTackling a century of historical evidence and crime statistics Jane B Sprott and Anthony N Doob carefully trace the evolution of approaches to the treatment of young offenders Seeking to keep youths out of adult courts both countries have built their systems around rehabilitation But as Sprott and Doob reveal the myth of the girl crime wave led to a punitive system where young people are dragged into court for minor offenses and girls are punished far more severely than boys Thorough timely and persuasive Justice for Girls will be vital to anyone working with troubled youths
