NCJ Number
94623
Editor(s)
G Hawkins,
F E Zimring
Date Published
1984
Length
250 pages
Annotation
Eighteen essays written by scholars of the Chicago Center for Studies in Criminal Justice deal with such diverse topics as the death penalty, organized crime, deterrence, sentencing, and corrections. A bibliography lists the Center's publications from 1965-1982.
Abstract
The essays have no single theme; they examine varied issues of interest in criminal justice. Topics include gang violence and other sources of violence in prison, sentencing reform in America, and the value of decriminalization. One essay addresses the historic roots of police behavior, others, the plea bargain, the death penalty, and mental illness and the criminal law. Violent crime, particularly 'black on black,' is examined, as is organized crime. Additional topics include youth crime and gang behavior, the Chicago Youth Development Project, the 'myth' of victimless crime, the pessimistic climate concerning the offender and the victim today, and deterrence theory. The bibliography contains nearly 350 entries. An index is included.