NCJ Number
183418
Editor(s)
Philip L. Reichel
Date Published
1998
Length
314 pages
Annotation
These 34 readings are intended to provide college students with diverse viewpoints on criminal justice topics from sources outside the mainstream press and from nontraditional perspectives.
Abstract
The selections come from mass-distribution periodicals, specialized professional publications for criminal justice personnel, the writings of inmates, the publications of organizations that critically examine the criminal justice system, and perspectives from foreign countries. The first 29 readings highlight the entire criminal justice system, the civil and Islamic legal traditions, victim’s rights, crime causes theory, inmates’ opinions about crime causes, law enforcement history, and contemporary issues in policing. These readings also focus on the courts, eyewitness testimony, the differences between trials in the United States and Great Britain, capital punishment, corporal punishment, corrections policies, inmate attitudes, corrections effectiveness, and juvenile justice. Additional chapters examine the future of policing and the role of new technologies in corrections. Further chapters focus on social control across borders, foreign probation, and inmate discipline in prisons around the world. Tables, figures, discussion questions, lists of websites, reference lists, and index