Studies in Crime and Punishment – serie
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Crime Mapping
New Tools for Law Enforcement
Av Irvin B. Vann, G. David Garson m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
233 kr
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One of the most exciting developments in fighting crime at the turn of the twenty-first century has been the integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) into law enforcement, and includes crime analysis. This book provides an overview of the implementation and integration of GIS technology …
Reasonable Use of Force by Police
Seizures, Firearms, and High-Speed Chases
Av David A. May, James E. Headley
Häftad, 2008
382 kr
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Whether or not to use force is the most serious decision and one of the most significant interactions law enforcement officers can have with citizens. The decisions made by political and administrative officials when they determine matters of policy, or the decisions made by individual officers in …
Law and Criminal Justice
Emerging Issues in the Twenty-First Century
Av Christopher E. Smith, Madhavi McCall m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
640 kr
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Law changes as new developments affect society. The dawn of a new century provides a marking point for the evaluation of trends in law and policy. This book examines emerging issues that will shape society’s rules and legal processes in the twenty-first century. By identifying developments …
Wretched Sisters
Examining Gender and Capital Punishmend
Häftad, 2014
452 kr
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Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, fourteen women have been put to death in the United States. The criminal justice system defines crimes committed by women in a particularly gendered context. Wretched Sisters is unique in its analysis of the legal and cultural circumstances that …
Equal Protection of the Law?
Gender and Justice in the United States
Av Mary Welek Atwell, Gregg Barak m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
339 kr
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This book, grounded in American women’s history, explores the ongoing process of taking gender into account in the U.S. justice system. Women came late to the making, applying, and enforcing of the law. How has the creation of the law by and for men affected women? How has increased participation …
Restorative Justice
Av Ruth Ann Strickland, Gregg Barak m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
214 kr
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Restorative justice, employed in both ancient and modern societies, is designed to repair the harm that a criminal offense inflicts on victims, offenders, and communities. Today, backlogged court dockets, dissatisfaction with the adversarial process, and overcrowded prisons have incited a necessary …
Patuxent Institution
An American Experiment in Corrections
Av James R., Coldren, Jr., Christina Dejong m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
329 kr
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Is rehabilitation dead in American corrections? This socio-political analysis of the fifty-year history of Patuxent Institution, a treatment-oriented maximum security prison in Maryland, studies the organizational challenges faced by this unique American prison, and the social and political forces …
Child Abuse and the Criminal Justice System
Av Kimberly A. McCabe, Christina Dejong m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
210 kr
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This book provides a foundation for the study of child abuse to include physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. This book describes physical and behavioral indicators of abuse, theoretical explanations of child abuse, the characteristics of abusers, and responses to child abuse …
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Racial Profiling and Competing Views of Justice
Av Milton Heumann, Lance Cassak m. fl.
Häftad, 2007
274 kr
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Good Cop, Bad Cop looks at the rise of racial profiling, one of the most important and hotly debated topics in criminal justice, and traces its development from its origins in criminal profiling, through the use of profiles in drug trafficking prevention efforts in airports and on the U.S. …
Identity Theft
With a Foreword by Senator Maria Cantwell-
Av David A. May, James E. Headley m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
227 kr
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Although a relatively new crime, identity theft has dramatically increased in occurrence and severity since the early 1990s. By definition, identity theft is the obtainment and fraudulent use of another person’s personal information, which can be relatively innocuous or much more serious. A …
School Violence, the Media, and Criminal Justice Responses
Av Kimberly A. McCabe, Gregory M. Martin m. fl.
Häftad, 2004
226 kr
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The problem remains: students in schools across the United States are not only bullying each other but are killing each other. This book provides a foundation for the study of school violence, beginning with an analysis of the shootings at Columbine and going on to discuss all forms of aggression …
