Critical issues in crime and justice / Albert R. Roberts, editor ; foreword by Roslyn Muraskin.

Other author Roberts, Albert R.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, ©1994.
Descriptionxxvi, 329 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Law enforcement--United States.
Corrections--United States.

Contents Crime in America / Albert R.Roberts -- Case exemplar on criminal justice processing / Donald J. Sears -- Burglary / Paul Cromwell -- Sex offenders / Lori Koester Scott -- White-collar crime / Charles F. Wellford and Barton L. Ingraham -- Education versus training / Bruce L. Berg -- Police use of excessive force / Mark Blumberg -- Community policing / Joseph F. Ryan -- Auto theft / Mary Ellen Beekman -- National trends in offenses and case dispositions / C. Aaron McNeece -- Inner city adolescents and drug abuse / John G. Robertson and Judith E. Waters -- Recent developments in programming for high-risk juvenile parolees / Troy L. Armstrong and David M. Altschuler -- Determinant sentencing / N. Gary Holten and Roger Handberg -- Plea bargaining / Patricia A. Payne -- Court responses to battered women and reform legislation / Albert R. Roberts -- Jail overcrowding / Michael Welch -- Public policy and prison industries for the 1990s / Diane C. Dwyer and Roger B. McNally -- Changing patterns and trends in parole supervision / Cheryl L. Ringel, Ernest L. Cowles, and Thomas C. Castellano.
Local noteLittle-339316--3051310468480
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 93041637
ISBN0803954972 (cl)
ISBN0803954980 (pb)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HV9950 .C934 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold