Criminology and Public Policy : Putting Theory to Work.
| Author/creator | Decker, Scott H. |
| Other author | Wright, Kevin Andrew, 1982- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2018. |
| Description | 1 online resource (384 pages) |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Contents | Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Why Theory Matters for Policy and Why Policy Matters for Theory / Kevin A. Wright; Part I Theories of Offender Behavior; Introduction to Part I; 1. Race Differences in Crime / Anthony A. Braga and Kevin M. Drakulich; 2. Critical Race Theory and the Limits of Liberal Legal Remedies to Address Racial Disparities in Police Violence / Amy Farrell, Patricia Warren, and Shea Cronin; 3. Situational Prevention of Wildlife Crimes: The Policy Challenges / Ronald V. Clarke, Justin Kurland, and Lauren Wilson. |
| Contents | 4. Global Warming and Criminological Theory and Practice / Rob White; 5. Toward a Life-Course Theory of Victimization / Jillian J. Turanovic; 6. Translating Theories of Desistance to Policy / Megan Kurlychek and Megan Denver; 7. From Hot Spots to a Theory of Place / Cody Telep and David Weisburd; 8. Aligning Public Policy, Criminological Theory, and Empirical Findings on the Immigration-Crime Relationship / Glenn Trager and Charis E. Kubrin; 9. Mass Shootings: A New Name for a Familiar Problem / Grant Duwe; Part II: Theories of the Criminal Justice System; Introduction to Part II. |
| Contents | 10. A Theory of Offender Recidivism / Daniel P. Mears and Jillian J. Turanovic11. An Integrated, Reflexive Theory of Police Misconduct / Natalie Todak and Michael D. White; 12. Sentencing Disparity: A Focus on Race and Ethnicity / Cassia Spohn; 13. Intergenerational Effects of Crime and Punishment / Kathleen Powell and Sara Wakefield; 14. R-e-s-p-e-c-t: Communities of Color and the Criminal Justice System / Rod K. Brunson and Michelle N. Block; 15. Organizational Change and Criminal Justice: Working within the Iron Cage / Danielle Rudes and Shannon Magnuson; 16. Gun Policy / Jennifer Carlson. |
| Contents | 17. Thinking Outside the Prison Walls: The Value of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program to Solve Old Problems / Kevin A. Wright and Cheryl Lero Jonson; 18. Toward a Theory of Mental Illness and Crime / Robert D. Morgan and Robert K. Ax; Conclusion: When Theory Fails / Scott H. Decker; Contributors; Index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Decker, Scott H. Criminology and Public Policy : Putting Theory to Work. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, ©2018 9781439916575 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781439916599 |
| ISBN | 1439916594 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |