Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in crime and criminology / edited, selected, and with introductions by Richard C. Monk.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin pub. group, c1996.Edition: xxi, 354 p. : illDescription: 354 pSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364 TAK 1996 20
Contents:
Pt. 1. Crime : definitions and causes -- Is crime always functional? -- Is criminal behavior biologically determined? -- Does rap music contribute to violent crime? -- Is street crime more serious than white-collar crime? -- Are general theories of crime useful? -- pt. 2. Race, gender, and the criminal justice system -- Is the war on black criminals misguided? -- Is the death penalty racially discriminatory? -- Should pornography be banned as a threat to women? -- pt. 3. Criminological research and public policy -- Is research on criminal careers helpful? -- Can traditional criminology make sense out of domestic violence? -- Is waiver to adult courts a solution to juvenile crime? -- Are violent criminals and delinquents treated too leniently? -- Is capital punishment bad policy? -- pt. 4. Future trends -- Should drugs be legalized? -- Will gun control reduce crime? -- Should euthanasia be a crime? -- Will community policing be the answer to crime control? -- Are human rights basic to justice? -- Should we get even tougher on criminals?
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Pt. 1. Crime : definitions and causes -- Is crime always functional? -- Is criminal behavior biologically determined? -- Does rap music contribute to violent crime? -- Is street crime more serious than white-collar crime? -- Are general theories of crime useful? -- pt. 2. Race, gender, and the criminal justice system -- Is the war on black criminals misguided? -- Is the death penalty racially discriminatory? -- Should pornography be banned as a threat to women? -- pt. 3. Criminological research and public policy -- Is research on criminal careers helpful? -- Can traditional criminology make sense out of domestic violence? -- Is waiver to adult courts a solution to juvenile crime? -- Are violent criminals and delinquents treated too leniently? -- Is capital punishment bad policy? -- pt. 4. Future trends -- Should drugs be legalized? -- Will gun control reduce crime? -- Should euthanasia be a crime? -- Will community policing be the answer to crime control? -- Are human rights basic to justice? -- Should we get even tougher on criminals?

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