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Autor:
Javier Plaisance
The CRS Reports that comprise this book examines criminal justice issues we are currently facing in the United States. The first chapter examines mental incompetency and firearms ineligibility, and amendments to acts such as the Restoring Americans'H
Autor:
Quincy Franks
The United States has gradually shifted its formal drug policy from a punishment-focused model toward a more comprehensive approach – one that focuses on prevention, treatment and enforcement. The federal government has demonstrated growing support
Autor:
Sharon Dolovich, Alexandra Natapoff
A vital collection for reforming criminal justiceAfter five decades of punitive expansion, the entire U.S. criminal justice system— mass incarceration, the War on Drugs, police practices, the treatment of juveniles and the mentally ill, glaring rac
Autor:
Bresler, Kenneth
This textbook does not take the traditional approach to teaching law, even in a criminal justice program. Rather, the text takes a conversational approach and helps the reader engage in conversation about the junction of the U.S. Constitution and the
Autor:
Becky Pettit
For African American men without a high school diploma, being in prison or jail is more common than being employed—a sobering reality that calls into question post-Civil Rights era social gains. Nearly 70 percent of young black men will be imprison
This book examines various issues being contemplated by the criminal justice system, existing laws, and sentencing guidelines for criminal activity. Topics discussed include federal crime control issues in the 111th Congress; D.C. gun laws and propos
The past several decades have seen a renaissance in criminal procedure as a cutting-edge discipline and as one inseparably linked to substantive criminal law. This renaissance can be traced in no small part to the work of a single scholar: William St
Autor:
William J. Stuntz
The rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors now decide whom to punish and how severely. Almost no one accused of a crime will ever face a jury. Inconsistent policing, rampant plea bargaining, overcrowded courtrooms,
Autor:
Glenn Sulmasy
The recent Boumediene v. Bush decision, which tossed aside the dysfunctional military court system envisioned by the Bush administration and upheld the right of habeas corpus for detainees, promises to throw national security law into chaos, and will
Autor:
Larry Laudan
Beginning with the premise that the principal function of a criminal trial is to find out the truth about a crime, Larry Laudan examines the rules of evidence and procedure that would be appropriate if the discovery of the truth were, as higher court