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SAGE Publications Inc Critical Issues in Crime and Justice Thought Policy and Practice 2015 Edition by Mary H. Maguire, Dan W. Okada
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the criminal justice and criminology curriculum through contributed essays designed to review and expand upon key areas of study. This text explores and examines theory, cases, laws and policies as they have been shaped by a larger social, cultural, and historical context. Topics span criminal justice and criminology, including crime theory, law enforcement, jurisprudence, corrections and organizations. Each topic category includes a presentation of historical and contemporary material to illustrate the breadth of research, policy and practice implications of each. New to This Edition: New chapters include victimology; gangs; comparative criminology and criminal justice; and culture, media and crime. Updated chapters include ethics in criminal justice; juvenile delinquency; race and crime; terrorism and the criminal justice system; developments in cyber criminology; police organization and administration; American courts; juvenile justice; philosophical and ideological underpinnings of corrections; community corrections; and restorative justice. Data and discussions updated in all chapters retained from the first edition. A testbank will be offered for adopters Table of contents :- PART I: Criminal Justice and Criminological ParadigmsChapter 1: Introduction: The Linearity of Contemporary Criminal Justice Thought: Perspective, Context, and Direction - Dan Okada and Mary MaguireChapter 2: The Importance of Ethics in Criminal Justice - Cyndi BanksPolice EthicsDiscriminationLegal EthicsPunishmentCorrectional EthicsEthical Criminal Justice Policy MakingAnalyzing Ethical DilemmasConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 3: Criminological Theory and Crime Explanation - Dan OkadaScience/Society/Law/Crime/CriminologyMicro-Level AnalysesMacro-Level AnalysesConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 4: Unleashing the Power of Criminal Justice Theory - Peter B. KraskaThe Power of Criminal Justice Theory for Our DisciplineCriminal Justice: A Worthy Object of TheorizingDeveloping a Useful Theoretical InfrastructureThe Power of Theory to Transform ConsciousnessThe Power of Theory to Affect Public ExplanationsConclusion: Embracing Criminal Justice TheoryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 5: Victimology - Leah E. DaigleIntroductionThe Typical Victimization and VictimThe Costs of VictimizationSystem CostsMental Health Consequences and CostsFear of CrimeRecurring VictimizationTheories of VictimizationRoutine Activities and Lifestyles TheoryStructural Causes of VictimizationCaring for the VictimVictim Remedies and ServicesSummaryDiscussion QuestionsPART II: Offenses and OffendersChapter 6: Juvenile Delinquency - David L. ParryWhat is Delinquency?How Much Delinquency? Adolescent Development, Risk Factors, and Pathways to DelinquencyConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 7: Gender Matters: Trends in Girls' Criminality - Meda Chesney-LindCrime Wave?Delinquency: Gender MattersGirls' Crime, Girls' OffensesGirls' Violence: When She Was BadRunning Away: Girls Coping With Trauma and AbuseWild in the Streets: Girls, Drugs, and AlcoholShoplifting: You Shoplift as You ShopConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 8: Race and Crime - Helen Taylor GreeneDefinitional IssuesTheoretical Perspectives on Race and CrimeContemporary Race and Crime IssuesFuture Issues in the Study of Race and CrimeDiscussion QuestionsChapter 9: Popular Culture, Media, and Crime - Richelle S. SwanIntroductionPopular Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Popular Culture, Media, and CrimePopular Methodological Approaches Used in the Study of Popular Culture, Media, and CrimeImportant Research Themes in Studies of Popular Culture, Media, and CrimeFraming Gone Extreme: Moral Panics about Crime, Delinquency, and Popular CultureEffects of Popular Culture and Media Consumption on CrimeBeing Framed: The Skewed Representation of Social Groups in Crime, Media, and EntertainmentMediating Oneself: Using Media and Popular Cultural Forms to Communicate Messages about Crime and JusticeDiscussion QuestionsChapter 10: Crime and Economics: Consumer Culture, Criminology, and the Politics of Exclusion - Stephen L. MuzzattiIntroduction: A Spectre Is Haunting Criminology . . .Reading the Profane: Theorizing Crime and CapitalismBanality and Viciousness in Late ModernityYouth and the Vicissitudes of Late ModernityConsuming Crime and CultureLate Modernity, Crime, and Pseudo-PacificationSelling Crime, Marketing Transgression, and Commodifying ViolenceConclusion: Nothing to Lose but Our ChainsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 11: Gangs, Serious Gang Problems, and Criminal Justice: What to Do? - James C. Howell and Megan Q. HowellIntroductionGang DefinitionsKey Indicators of Serious Gang ActivityContexts of Serious Gang ViolenceDiscussion of Program ImplicationsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 12: Sex Crimes - Mary MaguireSex Crimes DefinedTheoretical ExplanationsCriminal Justice Response to Sex CrimesConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 13: Terrorism and the Criminal Justice System: Questions, Issues, and Current Applicable Law - Sharla J. "Kris" Cook and Timothy A. CapronIntroductionFighting Terrorism Effectively in a Constitutional DemocracySurveillance and DetectionDetention and Treatment of Suspected TerroristsDrone StrikesCourt ChallengesThe Latest DevelopmentsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 14: Developments in Cyber Criminology - Johnny Nhan and Michael BachmannThe Emergence of Cyber CriminologyDefining and Classifying CybercrimesThe Internet Space and JurisdictionPolicing and Social Control on the InternetSecurity Versus PrivacyCyber Rights and Cybercrime: The Case of HackingMethodological Challenges in Researching CybercrimeTheoretical Challenges in Cybercrime ResearchConclusion: Toward a Conceptual Model of Cyber CriminologyDiscussion QuestionsChapter 15: Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice - Philip L. ReichelWhy Compare?Comparative CriminologyComparative Criminal JusticeComparative Studies in the Coming YearsConclusionDiscussion QuestionsPART III: Policing and Law EnforcementChapter 16: A History of American Policing - Craig D. UchidaThe Roots of Modern PolicingLaw Enforcement in the WestForming the New Police in EnglandAmerican Police SystemsPolicing in the 19th CenturyPolice WorkReforming the PoliceBecoming ProfessionalsTechnology DevelopmentTurbulent Times: America in the 1960sThe Legacy of the 1960sCommunity PolicingConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 17: Police Theory - John Crank, Dawn M. Irlbeck, and Connie M. KoskiNormative-Rational TheoryInstitutional TheoryConflict TheoryPostmodernismConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 18: Contemporary Police and Society - Gennaro F. VitoIntroductionThe British Paradigm: Balancing Democratic Principles and the Military ModelConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 19: Police Organization and Administration - Thomas W. NolanOrigins of the Structural Model of Police OrganizationsPolice Organization: The Militarization of the PolicePolice Organization: Subculture, Ethos, and MilieuOrganization and Subculture: Initiation and MasculinismOrganizational Subculture and Moral SuperiorityPolice Organization: Autonomy and AuthoritarianismPolice Administration and the Civil ServicePolice Administration and UnionsConclusionDiscussion QuestionsPART IV: Policy and JurisprudenceChapter 20: Public Policy - Frank P. Williams III and Janice AhmadPublic Policy: The Formal VersionSources of Criminal Justice PolicyPublic Policy-As It Is in PracticeThe Use and Misuse of Public PolicyThe Policy Implications of Public PolicyConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 21: American Courts - Cassia SpohnSupreme Court Decisions and American CourtsThe Sentencing Reform MovementSpecialized or Problem-Solving Courts: A Focus on Drug CourtsConclusion: Policy ImplicationsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 22: The Juvenile Justice System - Randall G. SheldenDetention CentersSpecial Issues Facing the Juvenile Justice SystemThe Racial Composition of Juvenile InstitutionsConclusion: The Future of the Juvenile CourtDiscussion QuestionsPART V: Corrections and Societal ResponseChapter 23: The Philosophical and Ideological Underpinnings of Corrections - Anthony Walsh and Ilhong YunWhat Is Corrections?The Theoretical Underpinnings of CorrectionsA Short History of Correctional PunishmentThe Emergence of the Classical SchoolThe Emergence of PositivismThe Function of PunishmentThe Objectives of CorrectionsThe Past, Present, and Future of CorrectionsSummaryDiscussion QuestionsChapter 24: Community Corrections, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Reentry - Traqina Emeka and Marilyn D. McShaneIntroductionProbation: Progressive Reform and the Promise of RehabilitationParole as Reward or ReliefAssessment and Prediction: Risk and StakesWorse Than Prison?Reintegration and ReentryFactors Correlated With Community Supervision Success and FailureOngoing Debates and Policy ImplicationsDiscussion QuestionsChapter 25: Restorative Justice in Theory - Lois Presser and Kyle LetteneyWhat Is Restorative Justice?ConclusionDiscussion QuestionsChapter 26: Garbage In, Garbage Out? Convict Criminology, the Convict Code, and Participatory Prison Reform - Alan MobleyMass Incarceration in AmericaConvict CriminologyThe Convict CodeFactors Undermining the Convict Code/Formal StructureA New CodeDiscussion Questionsshow more