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Criminology: a sociological understanding
"This edition has been thoroughly revised. It includes the latest crime and criminal justice statistics available as the book went to production, and it discusses the latest research on crime and criminal justice issues that had appeared by that time, with more than one hundred new references added and some older ones deleted. In addition, each theory chapter now ends with a new Theory and Policy section that discusses the implications of the chapter's theories for strategies to reduce crime. This seventh edition continues the popular features of the previous one, including the chapter-opening Crime in the News vignettes ripped from the headlines (all new from 2016) that engage students' attention and demonstrate the text's relevance for real-life events and issues; the Crime and Controversy and International Focus boxes, several of them new or revised for this edition, that respectively highlight crime and justice issues within the United States and abroad; and the What Would You Do? feature at the end of each chapter that presents hypothetical scenarios on real-world situations faced by criminal justice professionals and average citizens alike"--
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Race, crime, and justice: the continuing American dilemma
In: Keynotes in criminology and criminal justice
Race, crime, and justice in American society -- Race and public opinion about crime and justice -- Race and criminal behavior -- Race and criminal victimization -- Race and policing -- Race, prosecution, and punishment -- Epilogue: where do we go from here? : the future of race, crime, and justice in the United States.
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Myths and realities of crime and justice: what every American should know
What no one is telling you about crime and justice -- The crime problem -- How much crime is there and who commits it? -- Robbers, rapists, and serial killers: violent crime in America -- Hookers, dopers, and corporate crooks: economic, exploitive, and consensual crime -- Victims and victimization: will you be next? -- Crime and criminal law: order, liberty, and justice for all? -- Why they break the law -- Taking it to the streets: cops on the job -- Pre-trial procedures and plea bargaining: from arrest to "let's make a deal" -- Criminal trials and courtroom issues: convicting the innocent, exonerating the guilty -- Prisons and jails: punishment at any cost? -- Community corrections and juvenile justice -- Conclusion: what every American should know
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Book(print)#71985
Protesters on trial: criminal justice in the Southern civil rights and Vietnam antiwar movements
In: Crime, law, and deviance
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