Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia of Trends and Controversies in the Justice System [2 volumes]
byLaura Finley, PhD, is associate professor of sociology and criminology at Barry University, Miami Shores, FL.
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Finley, Laura, editor. Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia of Trends and Controversies in the Justice System [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2016. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610699280.
Chicago Manual of Style
Finley, Laura, ed. Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia of Trends and Controversies in the Justice System [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO, 2016. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610699280
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Finley, L. (Ed.). (2016). Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia of Trends and Controversies in the Justice System [2 volumes]. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781610699280
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Covering some of the most hotly contested topics in crime and criminal justice, including proposed sentencing and prison reforms, controversial developments like Stand Your Ground laws, and Supreme Court decisions, this work supplies essential background, current data, and a range of viewpoints on these important issues.
• Provides readers with a thorough analysis of the most controversial topics in criminal justice that includes contributions from renowned scholars, activists, victim service providers, and other experts• Addresses current trends and problems in America's criminal justice system
• Includes tables, graphs, and charts tracking the most important developments related to crime, sentencing, and the prison system
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Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia of Trends and Controversies in the Justice System [2 volumes]
Contributors: Finley, Laura;Abstract:Covering some of the most hotly contested topics in crime and criminal justice, including proposed sentencing and prison reforms, controversial developments like Stand Your Ground laws, and Supreme Court decisions, this work supplies essential background, current data, and a range of viewpoints on these important issues.
• Provides readers with a thorough analysis of the most controversial topics in criminal justice that includes contributions from renowned scholars, activists, victim service providers, and other experts• Addresses current trends and problems in America's criminal justice system
• Includes tables, graphs, and charts tracking the most important developments related to crime, sentencing, and the prison system
Editor(s): Finley, Laura;SortTitle: crime and punishment in america: an encyclopedia of trends and controversies in the justice system [2 volumes]Author Info:Laura L. FinleyeditorLaura Finley, PhD, is associate professor of sociology and criminology at Barry University, Miami Shores, FL.
eISBN-13: 9781610699280Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781610699280.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781610699273Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 816Publication Date: 20161231Table of Contents pages: 1 2
- 9781610699280_Volume_1 a1
- Cover page a1
- Halftitle page i2
- Title page iii4
- Copyright page iv5
- Contents v6
- Preface xiii14
- Acknowledgments and Dedication xvii18
- Introduction xix20
- A 136
- ACCESS TO COMPETENT COUNSEL 136
- ALCOHOL AND CRIME 439
- ANGOLA THREE 843
- ANONYMOUS TIPS 1247
- ANTIGAY HATE CRIME 1449
- ARIZONA’S SB1070 1853
- ARMING TEACHERS 2156
- ARMS TRADE TREATY 2560
- ARPAIO, JOE (1932–) 2863
- ASSET FORFEITURE 3065
- ATHLETES AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 3368
- ATHLETES AND DRUG-RELATED CRIMES 3873
- ATHLETES AND SEXUAL ASSAULT 4378
- B 4984
- C 77112
- CAMPUS RESPONSES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT 77112
- CANINE SEARCHES 82117
- CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL (2011) 87122
- CELEBRITIES AND CRIME 90125
- CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND ILLEGAL ASSASSINATIONS 95130
- CHICAGO’S AREA 2 TORTURE SCANDAL 97132
- CHILD PORNOGRAPHY 101136
- CHOICE EXPLANATIONS FOR CRIME 106141
- CITIZEN REVIEW BOARDS 110145
- CLEMENCY 112147
- COMMUNITY POLICING 115150
- CONCEAL AND CARRY LAWS 120155
- CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS 123158
- CORPORATE CRIME AND PROSECUTION 127162
- CORPORATIONS AND ILLEGAL HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL 131166
- CORPORATIONS AND UNSAFE FOOD 134169
- CRACK VERSUS POWDER COCAINE DISPARITY 138173
- CRIME AND FAMILY FACTORS 141176
- CRIME LAB SCANDALS 146181
- CURFEW LAWS FOR JUVENILES 149184
- CYBERBULLYING 152187
- CYBERINVESTIGATIONS 155190
- CYBERSTALKING 157192
- D 163198
- E 193228
- F 215250
- G 229264
- H 241276
- I 261296
- J 289324
- K 293328
- L 299334
- M 317352
- MALE VERSUS FEMALE CRIMINALITY 317352
- MANDATORY ARRESTS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES 319354
- MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCING 324359
- MANNING, CHELSEA (1987–) 327362
- MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION 330365
- MARISSA ALEXANDER TRIAL (2010) 333368
- MARITAL RAPE 335370
- MATERNAL DRUG USE AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT 339374
- MEDICAL MARIJUANA 341376
- MEDICARE FRAUD 344379
- MILITARIZATION OF POLICE 347382
- MILLER v. ALABAMA (2012) AND GRAHAM v. FLORIDA (2010) 350385
- Mumia Abu-Jamal Case (1982) 355390
- MUSIC AND CRIME 358393
- 9781610699280_Volume_2 a1
- Cover page a398
- Halftitle page i399
- Title page iii401
- Copyright page iv402
- Contents v403
- Preface xiii411
- Acknowledgments and Dedication xvii415
- Introduction xix417
- N 363433
- O 381451
- P 387457
- PAROLINE v. UNITED STATES (2014) 387457
- PERP WALKS 388458
- POLICE BODY CAMERAS 390460
- POLICE CORRUPTION 393463
- POLICE LINEUPS 397467
- POLICE TORTURE 399469
- POLICE USE OF CONDUCTED-ENERGY DEVICES 404474
- POLICING AND COURTS ON NATIVE LANDS 409479
- POLICING AND PROSECUTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING 412482
- POLICING URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL AREAS 416486
- POLYGRAPH TESTING 418488
- PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND CRIME 421491
- PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAMS 424494
- PRISON EXPERIMENTS 427497
- PRISON HUNGER STRIKES 431501
- PRISON-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX 433503
- PRISON LABOR 439509
- PRISON RAPE 443513
- PRISON SHACKLING OF PREGNANT WOMEN 445515
- PRISONS AND THE MENTALLY ILL 447517
- PRIVATE PRISON INDUSTRY AND IMMIGRATION 452522
- PROBLEM-ORIENTED POLICING 456526
- PROTECTION ORDERS 458528
- PUNITIVE DAMAGES 462532
- R 465535
- S 495565
- SAFE HAVEN LAWS 495565
- SARBANES-OXLEY ACT (2002) 496566
- SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS 498568
- SCHOOL SHOOTER PROFILES 501571
- SCHOOL SHOOTING PREVENTION 505575
- SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE 509579
- SCHOOL ZERO-TOLERANCE LAWS 512582
- SEAN BELL MURDER 514584
- SEARCH AND SEIZURE AND TECHNOLOGY 516586
- SEARCH AND SEIZURE IN SCHOOLS 521591
- SECRET SERVICE SCANDALS 525595
- SELF-DEFENSE 527597
- SERIAL KILLERS 531601
- SEX OFFENDER CIVIL COMMITMENT 534604
- SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND NOTIFICATION 537607
- SNOWDEN, EDWARD (1983–) 541611
- SOCIOECONOMICS AND CRIME 544614
- SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS OF CRIME 547617
- SODOMY LAWS 552622
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