Sense and Nonsense About Crime, Drugs, and Communities: A Policy Guide

基本信息出版社:Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc; International ed of 7th revised ed (2011年2月10日)平装:250页正文语种:英语ISBN:0495812684条形码:9780495812685商品尺寸:22.9 x 15.7 x 1.5 cm商品重量:476 gASIN:0495812684商品描述内容简介Samuel Walker's "Sense and Nonsense About Crime, Drugs, and Communities, International Edition" was one of the first books to challenge common misconceptions about crime, and the new seventh edition remains uniquely effective at doing so. Described as a masterful critique of American policies on everything from crime control, to guns, to drugs, this incisive text cuts through popular myths and political rhetoric to confront both conservative and liberal propositions in the context of current research and proven practice. The result is a distinctly lucid, research-based work that stimulates critical thinking and enlivens class discussions. This engaging text captures the full complexity of the administration of justice while providing students with a clear sense of its key principles and general patterns.目录PART I: THINKING CLEARLY ABOUT CRIME. 1. Crime and Policy: A Complex Problem. 2. Models of Criminal Justice. 3. The Going Rate. 4. The Prediction Problem PART II: GET TOUGH: THE CONSERVATIVE ATTACK ON CRIME. 5. Unleash the Cops! 6. Deter the Criminals. 7. Lock Em Up. 8. Close the Loopholes. PART III: THE MIDDLE GROUND: VICTIMS AND GUNS. 9. Protect Crime Victims. 10. Control Gun Crimes. PART IV: Reform: The Liberal Prescription. 11. Treat Em! 12. Building Justice and Compliance with the Law. PART V: THE DRUG PROBLEM. 13. Sense and Nonsense About Drugs. PART VI: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: CRIME AND COMMUNITY. 14. Crime and Community.