Criminal procedure Books
Abrams Punishment Without Trial
Book SynopsisFrom a prominent criminal law professor, a provocative and timely exploration of how plea bargaining prevents true criminal justice reform and how we can fix it. When Americans think of the criminal justice system, the image that comes to mind is a trial—a standard courtroom scene with a defendant, attorneys, a judge, and most important, a jury. It’s a fair assumption. The right to a trial by jury is enshrined in both the body of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It’s supposed to be the foundation that undergirds our entire justice system. But in Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining Is a Bad Deal, University of North Carolina law professor Carissa Byrne Hessick shows that the popular conception of a jury trial couldn’t be further from reality. That bedrock constitutional right has all but disappeared thanks to the unstoppable march of plea bargaining, which began to take hold during Prohibition aTrade ReviewAnyone interested in criminal justice reform needs to understand plea bargaining because it is responsible for so much of what is wrong with how criminal law is administered in America. Carissa Byrne Hessick carefully and objectively analyzes all of plea bargaining's shortcomings and offers realistic solutions to curb its abuses. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to tackle mass incarceration, by one of the country's most thoughtful scholars. -- Rachel E. Barkow * author of Prisoners of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration *With sound logic, empirical evidence, and appeals to our sense of justice, Carissa Hessick makes an urgent case to fix a problem unknown to much of the public. Plea bargaining may seem innocuous enough, particularly when it's used in individual cases. But the practice has become so pervasive that most prosecutors, judges, and defense attorneys can't imagine the system functioning without it. In calm, thorough, and authoritative prose, Hessick explains how this dependence on adjudicating cases without trial corrupts the core values we associate with a fair justice system. With illustrative anecdotes backed by hard data, Hessick explains how overreliance on the plea bargain has chipped away at the presumption of innocence, punishes those who exercise their constitutional right to a fair trial, and obscures prosecutor and police misconduct. -- Radley Balko * Washington Post award-winning journalist and author of Rise of the Warrior Cop *
£10.99
Temple University Press,U.S. Illness or Deviance
Book SynopsisIs drug addiction a disease that can be treated, or is it a crime that should be punished? In her probing study, Illness or Deviance?, Jennifer Murphy investigates the various perspectives on addiction, and how society has myriad ways of handling itincarcerating some drug users while putting others in treatment. Illness or Deviance? highlights the confusion and contradictions about labeling addiction. Murphy's fieldwork in a drug court and an outpatient drug treatment facility yields fascinating insights, such as how courts and treatment centers both enforce the disease label of addiction, yet their management tactics overlap treatment with therapeutic punishment. The addict label is a result not just of using drugs, but also of being a part of the drug lifestyle, by selling drugs. In addition, Murphy observes that drug courts and treatment facilities benefit economically from their cooperation, creating a very powerful institutional arrangement. Murphy contextualizes her findingsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1 Drug Addiction: Illness or Deviance?2 Historic Tensions and the Development of Drug Treatment and Policy3 The Overlap of Clinical and Legal Authorities: Capital City’s Drug Court4 Labeling Addiction in Outpatient Treatment: Southside and Westview Programs 5 Managing Illness and Deviance: Therapeutic Punishment 6 Conclusion: Reducing StigmaAppendix: Methods and PerspectiveNotes References Index
£67.15
Temple University Press,U.S. Justice Outsourced
Book SynopsisExamines the hidden use of non-judicial officers in the criminal justice systemTrade Review“The issues of nonjudges making judicial decisions are, as the lead chapter of this indispensable collection tells us, hiding in plain view. These masterful essays place a therapeutic jurisprudence lens on issues that permeate the criminal justice, mental disability law, and family law systems, and demonstrate clearly how we fail when we outsource so many of the issues that are covered here. Justice Outsourced is a comprehensive and welcome—and necessary—addition to the transitional justice literature.”—David B. Wexler, Professor of Law at the University of Puerto Rico and Distinguished Research Professor of Law at the University of Arizona“Justice Outsourced provides a powerful critique of the forensic mental health system from the theoretical perspective of therapeutic jurisprudence. Central to this critique is the likely unknown fact that far too many legal decisions affecting this population are made by nonlegal authorities, whose decisions at times are at odds with the sentencing judge adjudicating these cases. Justice Outsourced is the first text of its kind to explore the implications of these questionable administrative practices. It is a must-read.”—David Polizzi, Professor at Indiana State University
£81.60
Temple University Press,U.S. Justice Outsourced
Book SynopsisExamines the hidden use of non-judicial officers in the criminal justice systemTrade Review“The issues of nonjudges making judicial decisions are, as the lead chapter of this indispensable collection tells us, hiding in plain view. These masterful essays place a therapeutic jurisprudence lens on issues that permeate the criminal justice, mental disability law, and family law systems, and demonstrate clearly how we fail when we outsource so many of the issues that are covered here. Justice Outsourced is a comprehensive and welcome—and necessary—addition to the transitional justice literature.”—David B. Wexler, Professor of Law at the University of Puerto Rico and Distinguished Research Professor of Law at the University of Arizona“Justice Outsourced provides a powerful critique of the forensic mental health system from the theoretical perspective of therapeutic jurisprudence. Central to this critique is the likely unknown fact that far too many legal decisions affecting this population are made by nonlegal authorities, whose decisions at times are at odds with the sentencing judge adjudicating these cases. Justice Outsourced is the first text of its kind to explore the implications of these questionable administrative practices. It is a must-read.”—David Polizzi, Professor at Indiana State University
£26.99
Rowman & Littlefield Criminal Procedure and the Supreme Court
Book SynopsisIn any episode of the popular television show Law and Order, questions of police procedure in collecting evidence often arise. Was a search legal? Was the evidence obtained lawfully? Did the police follow the rules in pursuing their case? While the show depicts fictional cases and scenarios, police procedure with regard to search and seizure is a real and significant issue in the criminal justice system today. The subject of many Supreme Court decisions, they seriously impact the way police pursue their investigations, the way prosecutors proceed with their cases, and the way defense attorneys defend their clients. This book answers these questions and explains these decisions in accessible and easy to follow language. Each chapter explores a separate case or series of cases involving the application of the Fourth Amendment to current police investigatory practices or prosecutorial conduct of the criminal trial. The police-related cases involve topics such as searches of suspects (bothTrade ReviewBoth editors of this reader, Carmen (Sam Houston State Univ.) and Hemmens (Boise State Univ.), are well-known, well-published professors in good-quality criminal justice departments. They have prepared a book that covers the leading criminal justice cases in a unique way. Most criminal justice texts either summarize an enormous number of cases without discussing any in depth, or they feature full-length cases but are quite short on updates or cases discussions. By contract, this reader seeks to combine both approaches by selecting the most important cases in criminal procedure and then discussing the decisions in great depth, including the dissenting and concurring decisions. The result is that fewer cases are examined but with much greater guidance and in-depth coverage of the truly significant ones. The book is divided into nine general issue areas: privacy rights, the exclusionary rule, stop and frisk, the arrest, searches, motor vehicles, interrogations and lineups, police liability, and other police practices. The well-written book contains excellent endnotes, a carefully prepared index, and short biographies of selected US Supreme Court justices. Summing Up: Recommended * CHOICE *A useful addition to the criminal procedure literature....A one-stop shop for groundbreaking criminal procedure cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. * Law and Politics Book Review *Table of Contents1 Section 1. Reasonable Expectation of Privacy and Probable Cause 2 Section 2. Exclusionary Rule 3 Section 3. Stop and Frisk 4 Section 4. Arrest 5 Section 5. Searches of Things 6 Section 6. Motor Vehicles 7 Section 7. Interrogation and Lineups 8 Section 8. Liability 9 The Next Twenty Most Important Cases 10 Timeline of the Top Cases
£64.80
Rowman & Littlefield Dying on the Job
Book SynopsisDying on the Job is the first book on workplace violence to focus exclusively on workplace murder. While some perpetrators are certainly mentally impaired, many workplace murders are committed by people considered to be normal. Brownexplores the various motives and drives that spark workplace murder, and answers hundreds of questions that are usuallyasked only after a workplace murder rampage has already occurred. Are men or women more likely to commit workplace homicide? How can people more easily spot those likely to commit workplace murder? What are some of the warning signs? How often is suicide used as workplace revenge? The answers to these questions and more are based on more than 350 actual cases of workplace murder, and the answers are often surprising. Brown also addresses different areas of prevention, counseling, and rehabilitation, and analyzes different approaches to gun control for both management and employees to make their job a safer place to work.Trade ReviewA unique exploration of the growing epidemic of murder at work. Ronald Brown has crafted a highly readable and fascinating look at this unfathomable and shocking phenomenon. Written with historical perspective, statistics, factual accounts of numerous events and detailed analysis the reader gains not only insight into the genesis of the problem, but a better understanding of the underlying fears that often drive these assailants. While debunking the myths about workplace homicide and exposing the futility of some preventative policies and procedures, in the end Brown provides important preventative rules and recommendations that can make a difference. Timely and useful, this book is a must read for CEOs and their staff, HR executives, middle managers, safety and security professionals and anyone concerned about this abhorrent problem sweeping the nation. -- Richard A. Pollock, CSP, President & CEO, CLMI Safety TrainingDying on the Job highlights an important problem all concerned with the state of American workers must confront. -- Samuel Estreicher, Dwight D. Opperman Professor of Law and director, Center for Labor and Employment Law, NYU LawSadly, too many workplace killings take place. Ronald Brown's book, the first ever about this subject, shows the terrible number, the variety of circumstances and causes, and ways society could address this problem. Managers, HR professionals, and anyone who works in an office need this information. -- Lance Liebman, professor and former dean, Columbia University School of LawWith this fascinating book on workplace murder, Ronald Brown has filled a gaping hole in the literature on workplace violence, and he has done so with lively and accessible prose and a prosecutor’s eye for detail. His ‘closing argument’ on the role of guns in the epidemic of workplace murders should provoke serious and much-needed debate on American gun culture and permissive gun laws. -- Cynthia Estlund, Catherine A. Rein Professor, NYU School of LawThis is an excellent book; the first serious book-length study on work-place homicide. It contains valuable empirical information and useful suggestions for prevention. -- Roger S. Clark, Board of Governors Professor, Rutgers Law School, Camden, New JerseyDying on the Job addresses the most critical work place problem in the US. Written in a style which is both accessible and graphic, it touches on all the relevant aspects of this worrisome matter. This is the best examination of violence, murder and mayhem at work that I have seen. Policy makers and all who are concerned about the workplace will do well to read this exhaustive discussion and to heed its recommendations. I recommend it highly. -- William B. Gould IV, Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus, Stanford Law School, Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board (1994-98)This book is an important discussion of a frighteningly prevalent phenomenon, that of workplace homicide. It is a book all employers should read, as it provides information which can help them take steps to reduce the likelihood that an employee will be the victim of workplace homicide. -- Carol Bohmer, visiting associate professor, Department of Government at Dartmouth College; teaching fellow, Department of War Studies at King's College, LondonBrown, a lawyer, has amassed a comprehensive body of research examining workplace homicides, claiming that his book is the "only study that focuses on murder exclusively between employees, over issues that were job-related." He traces a brief period from when workplace murders were virtually nonexistent to the present seemingly plague-like proportions. This scholarly work not only is rich in historical foundation but also utilizes a social-psychological overview to better understand and analyze the significance of the relationship between past events and more contemporary behaviors. The more than 350 case studies included in Brown's analysis provide insights on the motives and warning signs of workplace homicides. This volume has the uncommon but coveted feature of drawing the interest of diverse groups. It is almost addictive in its power to fascinate the reader, whether a scholar or concerned citizen. Brown's delivery of the material has a strong academic structure, yet the material and ideas are easy to follow. Concluding chapters provide advice on workplace safety and security, making this volume highly relevant, given current concerns about violence in the workplace and society. A valuable resource for any social sciences based college-level course, and nearly required reading in management related classes as well. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Murder in the Workplace: Nature, Scope, and Origins 2. Why So Little is Known About the Problem 3. Definitely Not Your Average Girl Next Door 4. The Limits of the Human Resources Function 5. Some Were Crazy, Some Not So Crazy 6. The Influence of Gender & Race 7. The Problems and Politics of Being the “Boss” 8. Debunking the Myths / Confirming the Facts 9. Deciphering the “Language” of Workplace Suicide 10. The Warning Signs: the Tick, Tick, Tick of the Bomb 11. Ironies Trends, and Troublesome Facts 12. Employer Response, Responsibility and Resolve 13. Guidelines for Workplace Safety, Security, and Control 14. Conclusion Endnotes Appendix Selected Bibliography Index Acknowledgments About the Author
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Rowman & Littlefield From Retribution to Public Safety
Book SynopsisOver the past fifty years, American criminal justice policy has had a nearly singular focus the relentless pursuit of punishment. Punishment is intuitive, proactive, logical, and simple. But the problem is that despite all of the appeal, logic, and common sense, punishment doesn''t work. The majority of crimes committed in the United States are by people who have been through the criminal justice system before, many on multiple occasions.There are two issues that are the primary focus of this book. The first is developing a better approach than simple punishment to actually address crime-related circumstances, deficits and disorders, in order to change offender behavior, reduce recidivism, victimization and cost. And the second issue is how do we do a better job of determining who should be diverted and who should be criminally prosecuted. From Retribution to Public Safety develops a strategy for informed decision making regarding criminal prosecution and diversion. The authors devTrade ReviewSociologist Kelly, Texas district judge Pitman, and psychiatrist Streusand provide a logical, noteworthy critique of a criminal justice system that continues to maintain high recidivism rates (approximately 65 percent), which exposes hundreds of thousands to victimization and results in exorbitant expenses in direct criminal justice costs (approximately $270 billion yearly). The authors also contend that tough-on-crime policies and the war on drugs have consumed approximately $2 trillion of public money. Their argument is that since its inception, punishment for crime committed does not work, largely because an inventory of its clientele (prisoners) shows multiple disorders, deficits, impairments, and conditions, such as intellectual deficiencies, drug addiction, neurodevelopmental problems, and mental illness that in many cases have caused or strongly affected criminal behavior. Overall, the authors' primary focus is to develop a better approach than to simply punish and address recidivism, victimization, and the staggering costs citizens pay for incarceration. Two suggested changes include determining criminal intent at the onset with a clear option to divert disordered offenders into rehab to directly confront and ameliorate the problematic behavior largely responsible for offending. Well written and argued with an overabundance of methods for improving the negative outcomes of imprisoning offenders. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. * CHOICE *From Retribution to Public Safety is a refreshing and important contribution to the criminal justice reform discourse. * New York Journal of Books *From Retribution to Public Safety highlights a critical problem that plagues criminal justice -- a reliance on get-tough policies that do little to address the causes of crime and that therefore do little to reduce it. Retribution will always play a role in responses to crime. But Kelly and colleagues draw on state-of-the-art research to argue convincingly that only a dramatic shift to targeting the causes of offending offers hope for improving public safety. As the nation once again contemplates how best to reduce crime, this book should be required reading for policymakers and, indeed, for anyone interested in smart justice. -- Daniel P. Mears, Professor of Criminology at Florida State UniversityIn an innovative and compelling analysis, William Kelly and colleagues show us why the retributivist paradigm has proven bankrupt: it is blind to the disorders that underlie crime and the responses needed to curtail them. In a post-factual era, these are stubborn realities that policymakers ignore that at our peril.. Wonderfully written, this is a book that scholars will learn from and that is ideal for classroom use. -- Francis T. Cullen, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, University of CincinnatiChallenging the status quo is never easy or popular yet William Kelly and his colleagues have challenged the conventional thinking about crime and punishment and have provided a road map for making the justice system more humane and less punitive. This book should be read by anyone interested in learning more about the issues that many of our fellow citizens face as they confront a system that has lost its way. -- Edward Latessa, Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University of CincinnatiTable of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Great American Punishment Experiment 2: Four Major Threats to Recidivism Reduction: Intellectual Deficiencies, Drug Addiction, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Mental Illness 3: The Special Case of the Juvenile Brain 4: The Path Forward: Changing Behavioral Health 5: Criminal Intent and Diversion 6: The Path Forward: Diverting Disordered Offenders 7: Costs, Benefits and Challenges
£35.10
Xlibris Corporation Criminal Procedure Law
£16.71
Aspen Publishers Criminal Procedure
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Pelican Publishing Co Death Over a Diamond Stud
Book SynopsisThe gripping true story of the first judicial murder of the 20th century is delivered in stunning detail, from the crooks and crevices of the city streets and courthouses, to the very fibers of the hangmans noose. The murder of the newly elected District Attorney J. Ward Gurley sent shock waves through the city of New Orleans not only because of the brutal and brazen nature of the killing, but because the suspects name had previously been in the city newspapers. The journey of Lewis Lyons from working family man to the cold-blooded killer of his own attorney is a heartbreaking saga that begins with a tragic miscarriage of justice concerning a stolen diamond stud.
£22.39
Pelican Publishing Company Getting Away with Bloody Murder
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£17.95
Author Solutions Inc Child Hunters Requiem of a Childkiller
£13.29
Edinburgh University Press Scottish Criminal Evidence Law
Book SynopsisThis book gathers leading experts in the field to analyse the recent, major changes in Scots criminal evidence law. The areas affected include: police questioning of suspects, the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in court, hearsay, the admissibility of the accused s previous convictions, the Crown s duty of disclosure and corroboration.
£81.00
Edinburgh University Press Scottish Criminal Evidence Law
Book SynopsisThis book gathers leading experts in the field to analyse the recent, major changes in Scots criminal evidence law. The areas affected include: police questioning of suspects, the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in court, hearsay, the admissibility of the accused's previous convictions, the Crown's duty of disclosure and corroboration.
£27.54
New York University Press Jailhouse Informants
Book SynopsisOffers a new understanding of jailhouse informants and the role they play in wrongful convictions Jailhouse informantswitnesses who testify in a criminal trial, often in exchange for some incentiveare particularly persuasive to jurors. A jailhouse informant usually claims to have heard the defendant confess to a crime while they were incarcerated together. Research shows that such testimony increases the likelihood of a guilty verdict. But it is also a leading contributor to wrongful convictions. Informants, after all, are generally criminals who are offering testimony in return for some key motivator, such as a reduced sentence. This book offers a broad overview of the history and legal and psychological issues surrounding the testimony of jailhouse informants. It provides groundbreaking psychological research to address how they are used, the number of convictions that have ultimately been overturned on other evidence, how such informants are perceived in the courtroom, and by what mTrade ReviewA unique and important contribution to the field of forensic psychology. -- Brian Cutler, editor of Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Eyewitness IdentificationWonderfully written and fills in many gaps in the literature with regard to cooperating witnesses. A must read for those interested in forensic psychology and in the enduring work of creating a more effective justice system. -- Deah Quinlivan, Florida Southern CollegeNeuschatz and Golding offer a broad overview of the history and legal and psychological issues surrounding the testimony of jailhouse informants in the United States. * Law and Social Inquiry *Incentivizing jailhouse information is one of several themes in the book as the authors draw together research on deception, confessions, testimony, witnesses, and jurors…In the context of recent public pressure to examine and combat racial injustice in the criminal justice system, this book is a valuable contribution to forensic psychology. * Choice *Neuschatz and Golding do an outstanding job explaining the issues, the existing research and legislation shortfall, and the psychological theories that drive jailhouse informants, criminal justice practitioners, and jurors. This text is truly a must-read and is written so that anyone can easily absorb and immediately use the information provided by the authors to improve the way jailhouse informants are used. -- Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology * Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology *
£62.90
New York University Press Jailhouse Informants
Book SynopsisOffers a new understanding of jailhouse informants and the role they play in wrongful convictions Jailhouse informantswitnesses who testify in a criminal trial, often in exchange for some incentiveare particularly persuasive to jurors. A jailhouse informant usually claims to have heard the defendant confess to a crime while they were incarcerated together. Research shows that such testimony increases the likelihood of a guilty verdict. But it is also a leading contributor to wrongful convictions. Informants, after all, are generally criminals who are offering testimony in return for some key motivator, such as a reduced sentence. This book offers a broad overview of the history and legal and psychological issues surrounding the testimony of jailhouse informants. It provides groundbreaking psychological research to address how they are used, the number of convictions that have ultimately been overturned on other evidence, how such informants are perceived in the courtroom, and by what mTrade ReviewA unique and important contribution to the field of forensic psychology. -- Brian Cutler, editor of Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Eyewitness IdentificationWonderfully written and fills in many gaps in the literature with regard to cooperating witnesses. A must read for those interested in forensic psychology and in the enduring work of creating a more effective justice system. -- Deah Quinlivan, Florida Southern CollegeNeuschatz and Golding offer a broad overview of the history and legal and psychological issues surrounding the testimony of jailhouse informants in the United States. * Law and Social Inquiry *Incentivizing jailhouse information is one of several themes in the book as the authors draw together research on deception, confessions, testimony, witnesses, and jurors…In the context of recent public pressure to examine and combat racial injustice in the criminal justice system, this book is a valuable contribution to forensic psychology. * Choice *Neuschatz and Golding do an outstanding job explaining the issues, the existing research and legislation shortfall, and the psychological theories that drive jailhouse informants, criminal justice practitioners, and jurors. This text is truly a must-read and is written so that anyone can easily absorb and immediately use the information provided by the authors to improve the way jailhouse informants are used. -- Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology * Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology *
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New York University Press Kids Cops and Confessions
Book SynopsisJuveniles possess less maturity, intelligence, and competence than adults, heightening their vulnerability in the justice system. For this reason, states try juveniles in separate courts and use different sentencing standards than for adults. This book offers the report of what actually happens when police question juveniles.Trade ReviewA rich blend of top-notch empirical scholarship and doctrinal analysis, Feld's book is a significant contribution to our understanding of the dynamics of police interrogationsand a major step forward in achieving justice for juveniles . . . an empirical tour de force. -- Daniel S. Medwed * Criminal Law and Social Change *A well written and concise account that contributes constitutional measures afforded to youth. -- Patrick Webb * International Criminal Justice Review *Feld has done a masterful job of presenting the realities of the interrogation room to the reader. This work is important to scholars of all persuasions who seek to better understand the unique plight of juveniles faced with the inherently coercive circumstances involved in police questioning. The book is well-written and capably blends research-based observations with the perceptions of police and other legal actors. This combined perspective provides the reader with a unique appreciation of a system which often functions far from public view. -- Lisa S. Nored and Caitlin Carey * CLCJ Books *Investigatory questioning by law enforcement is understood to involve an unequal balance of power with an intrinsic opportunity for abuse. For this reason, Miranda warning rights and other constitutional protections exist in the United States. Nevertheless, Feld (law, Univ. of Minnesota; Juvenile Justice Administration in a Nutshell) warns in his latest book that these legal protections have failed miserably, particularly when juveniles are involved. Feld cautions that juvenile interrogations are ripe for inquisitorial abuse owing, first, to juveniles' incompetence to exercise their Miranda rights effectively; second, to police officers' skill in using psychological tools to gain a waiver; and third, to judicial inability to supervise interrogations as they happen. His research reveals that juvenile interrogation tactics and procedures have resulted in various injustices including the proliferation of false confessions. Feld also offers solutions, including the simple one of recording all custodial interrogations for possible review. Verdict: Recommended. Judges and attorneys as well as law enforcement agencies and juvenile advocates will find this book useful as they work toward the goal of fair treatment and justice for juveniles, both guilty and innocent. -- Reba Kennedy, San Antonio * Library Journal *Feld offers a dispassionate inside view of a social event that is largely hiddenthe interrogation room encountered by juvenile suspects. The result challenges our stereotypes, exposing us to crime investigators at their best and worst, kids at their most naïve and savvy, and policies that were meant to protect juveniles but sometimes grease the wheels for interrogators. This book offers new hypotheses for further research, as well as realities that reformers must take into account when forging better laws, policies and practices for police interrogation of young people. -- Thomas Grisso,author of Evaluating Juveniles' Adjudicative CompetenceFeld takes us on a fascinating journey into that most private of public placesthe precinct interrogation room. There, kids prove no match for cops. Feld shows how minors are especially vulnerable, and why the protections we afford to adults do not suffice for kids, particularly younger juveniles. Kids, Cops, and Confessions is a careful and important account of our system, chock full of insights. -- Charles Weisselberg,Shannon C. Turner Professor at the University of California, Berkeley School of LawFeld has produced an invaluable exploration into how the criminal justice system really works. . . . A resource for researchers and professionals that want an insider perspective or conduct additional research studies on the interrogation of juveniles. * Journal of Youth and Adolescence *The author's detailed, rare and invaluable look inside the concealed confines of the interrogation room provides a compelling impetus for change. * LA Daily Journal *University of Minnesota Law School Professor Barry Feld's book Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation Room was highlighted in research sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The NSF stated, 'The findings, published in 'Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation Room,' will aid police departments, juvenile and criminal defense attorneys, state legislatures and judicial law-reform commissions in developing better policies to regulate interrogation practices and provide social scientists with a template to repeat the study in other jurisdictions.' * Minnesota Lawyer *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Interrogating Criminal Suspects: Law on the Books and Law in Action 2. Questioning Juveniles: Law and Developmental Psychology3. To Waive or Not to Waive: That Is the Question 4. Police Interrogation: On the Record 5. Juveniles Respond to Interrogation: Outcomes and Consequences 6. Justice by Geography: Context, Race, and Confessions 7. True and False Confessions: Different Outcomes, Different Processes 8. Policy Reforms Appendix 1: Data and Methodology Appendix 2: Where the Girls Are Notes References Index About the Author
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New York University Press The Plea of Innocence
Book SynopsisProposes groundbreaking, fundamental reform for the adversarial legal system to keep innocent people from going to prison We rely on the adversarial legal system to hold offenders accountable, ensure everyone is playing by the same rules, and keep our streets safe. Unfortunately, a grave condition lingers under the surface: at all times the imprisonment of possibly tens of thousands of innocent people. The Plea of Innocence offers a fundamental reform of the adversarial system: plausibly innocent people may now plead innocent and require the government to search for exonerating facts; in return, they will be required to waive their right to remain silent, speak to government agents, and participate in a search for truth. While almost all the participants within the system hope that only guilty people will be convicted, the unfortunate reality is that innocent people are convicted and imprisoned at an alarming rate. With the privatization of defense institutions, accused innocent peopleTrade Review"Featuring compelling analysis and exceptional scholarship, The Plea of Innocence illustrates how the justice system can be revised to protect innocent people from conviction. Few books could be more important or timely." -- Brian Levin, California State University, San Bernardino"Worthy of full consideration by legal scholars and anyone with an interest in justice for those who are innocent." -- Ros Burnett, University of Oxford"A timely and important contribution. As calls for reforming the justice system increasingly enter into the public sphere, Bakken offers a compelling path forward, one that is both possible and revolutionary." -- Marvin Zalman, Wayne State University"Remarkable and convincing. The book is well-written, thoroughly researched and enjoyable to read. It is a rethinking of the criminal law that everyone involved in the criminal justice system should read and contemplate." -- John Hill * The Lawyer's Daily *
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New York University Press Stop and Frisk
Book SynopsisWinner, 2019 Outstanding Book Award, given by the American Society of Criminology's Division of Policing SectionThe first in-depth history and analysis of a much-abused policing policyNo policing tactic has been more controversial than stop and frisk, whereby police officers stop, question and frisk ordinary citizens, who they may view as potential suspects, on the streets. As Michael White and Hank Fradella show in Stop and Frisk, the first authoritative history and analysis of this tactic, there is a disconnect between our everyday understanding and the historical and legal foundations for this policing strategy. First ruled constitutional in 1968, stop and frisk would go on to become a central tactic of modern day policing, particularly by the New York City Police Department. By 2011 the NYPD recorded 685,000 stop-question-and-frisk' interactions with citizens; yet, in 2013, a landmark decision ruled that the police had over- and mis-used this tactic. Stop and Frisk tells the story Trade Review"[A] critical but balanced examination of [stop-and-frisk], offers a basis for judging whether Trump or Clinton has the better arguments, and charts a way forward...[T]hey also insist, rightly, that when properly regulated, stop-and-frisk is an important tool in the police officer's arsenal. They want to mend it, not end it." * The Washington Post *"Stop and Frisktakes the most balanced perspective in weighing SQF policings benefits and social costs." * Polar Journal *"White and Fradella...broach the topic of the use of stop and frisk as a widespread crime-control strategy leading to the violation of constitutional rights of minorities...Recommended." * Library Journal *"Stop and Frisk brings together a considerable volume of previously scattered history, research, theory and commentary on a specific form of police misconduct. In doing so, the authors offer up a treatment of the topic that should be of interest to practitioners and scholars alike." -- Victor E. Kappeler,author of Community Policing"An uncompromising look at the racist legacies that haunt the contemporary police use of stop and frisk. The authors make a compelling case for why essential constitutional values like dignity are the key to restoring the legitimacy of policing in the 21st century." -- Jonathan Simon,author of Governing through Crime"The most comprehensive discussion of the topic to date.White and Fradella offer plausible recommendations for reining in this contentious police practice that promises public safety, but in some communities, has replaced fear of crime with fear of the police." -- Delores Jones-Brown,co-author of Policing and Minority Communities"This compelling book provides an insightful legal-historical genealogy of the practice of stop and frisk. White and Fradella provide solid recommendations for police departments to implement in order to reduce racial profiling and harassment." -- Victor Rios,author of Punished
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New York University Press Making Habeas Work
Book SynopsisA reconsideration of the writ of habeas corpus casts new light on a range of current issues Habeas corpus, the storied Great Writ of Liberty, is a judicial order that requires government officials to produce a prisoner in court, persuade an independent judge of the correctness of their claimed factual and legal justifications for the individual's imprisonment, or else release the captive. Frequently the officials resist being called to account. Much of the history of the rule of law, including the history being made today, has emerged from the resulting clashes. This book, heavily based on primary sources from the colonial and early national periods and significant original research in the New Hampshire State Archives, enriches our understanding of the past and draws lessons for the present. Using dozens of previously unknown examples, Professor Freedman shows how the writ of habeas corpus has been just one part of an intricate machinery for securing freedom under law, and explores tTrade Review"An interesting question is whether history can truly prove anything about the validity of an individual court decision today, even if common-law practice is based on precedents. We know of a number of “precedents” once set by the Supreme Court that have since been overturned by that same Court because the common American understanding of decent social norms has changed over time. Be that as it may, Eric M. Freedman narrates dozens of cases since the colonial era, some in considerable detail, as related to habeas corpus or to a number of other legal proceedings by which the legality of detentions by local and government officials have been protested, prosecuted, and occasionally rejected in court, with fines levied." * Journal of American History *"Focusing on the early history of habeas, and bringing it into dialogue with contemporary struggles, [Freedman] recaptures a lost history of legal remedies that functioned to free aggrieved individuals from the states coercive power." * Tulsa Law Review *"Eric M. Freedman is one of the most important legal thinkers in the area of habeas corpus, and this book reaffirms that status. Keeping one foot in the present and the other firmly planted in the past, Freedman shows how, without the perspective of history, modern jurisprudence can and does go wrong. A compelling reformulation of our understanding of habeas based on extensive historical research." -- Austin Sarat,William Nelson Cromwell Professor Of Jurisprudence & Political Science, Amherst College"Grounding his position in astonishing archival research, Professor Freedman provides a definitive account of habeas corpus as function rather than form. Freedman shows that the legal world in which the Framers of the Federal Constitution enshrined the habeas privilege embraced a collection of practices to check the States power to imprison its subjects. In an age when governments have become increasingly punitive, Freedmans comprehensive and readable work provides timely support for the liberty-protecting function of judges." -- Lee Kovarsky,Professor of Law, University of Maryland Carey Law School"This impressive work of scholarship by one of the leading national experts on habeas corpus draws deeply on history to expand and enrich the modern understanding of the writ. The book is an invaluable resource for legal scholars, the judiciary, and the practicing bar. Its insights will almost certainly surprisereaders, just as they have surprised and informed us notwithstanding our long immersion in the topic." -- Randy Hertz and James S. Liebman, co-authors,Federal Habeas Corpus Practice and Procedure * (LexisNexis 7th ed. & annual supplements) *"Professor Eric Freedman has written a wonderful book explaining the historical and contemporary importance of habeas corpus in protecting liberty. The book is original in its research and also in its analysis, as Professor Freedman explains the role of habeas corpus in a system of checks and balances. This clearly written, thorough examination of habeas corpus is an important contribution to the literature of constitutional law, criminal procedure, and federal jurisdiction." -- Erwin Chemerinsky,Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor, University of California, Berkeley Law School"Professor Eric Freedman charts a new habeas path: one that goes both backward and forward... Freedman uncovers a largely ignored history of habeas corpus. Armed with this broader understanding of habeas’s past... judges and scholars will be better equipped to chart its future." * Harvard Law Review *"As Professor Freedman demonstrates, sometimes judges do not ignore history to reach their goal—they rewrite it." * Westlaw *
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University of Toronto Press Good Judgment
Book SynopsisGood Judgment, based upon the author''s experience as a lawyer, law professor, and judge, explores the role of the judge and the art of judging. Engaging with the American, English, and Commonwealth literature on the role of the judge in the common law tradition, Good Judgment addresses the following questions: What exactly do judges do? What is properly within their role and what falls outside? How do judges approach their decision-making task? In an attempt to explain and reconcile two fundamental features of judging, namely judicial choice and judicial discipline, this book explores the nature and extent of judicial choice in the common law legal tradition and the structural features of that tradition that control and constrain that element of choice. As Sharpe explains, the law does not always provide clear answers, and judges are often left with difficult choices to make, but the power of judicial choice is disciplined and constrained and judges are noTrade Review"Good Judgment: Making Judicial Decisions, by the Canadian jurist and legal academic Robert J. Sharpe, represents a refreshing and deeply thoughtful departure from binary arguments about how and why judges make decisions." -- U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel * Law 360, August 31, 2018 *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. A Judge’s Work 3. Is the Law Uncertain? 4. Do Judges Make Law? 5. Rules, Principles and Policies 6. Disciplined Judicial Decision-Making 7. Working with Precedent 8. Authority: What Counts? 9. Judicial Decision Making: A Case Study 10. Standard of Review and Discretion 11. Role of the Judge in a Constitutional Democracy 12. A Judicial State of Mind
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Cornell University Press Policing China
Book SynopsisIn Policing China, Suzanne E. Scoggins delves into the paradox of China''s self-projection of a strong security state while having a weak police bureaucracy. Assessing the problems of resources, enforcement, and oversight that beset the police, outside of cracking down on political protests, Scoggins finds that the central government and the Ministry of Public Security have prioritized stability maintenance (weiwen) to the detriment of nearly every aspect of policing. The result, she argues, is a hollowed out and ineffective police force that struggles to deal with everyday crime.Using interviews with police officers up and down the hierarchy, as well as station data, news reports, and social media postings, Scoggins probes the challenges faced by ground-level officers and their superiors at the Ministry of Public Security as they attempt to do their jobs in the face of funding limitations, reform challenges, and structural issues. Policing ChinTrade ReviewScoggins's enterprising fieldwork finds the fabled Chinese police state to be surprisingly ineffective at the level of the street. * Foreign Affairs *[T]his book offers a useful, on-the-ground assessment of the complicated dynamics between the Chinese state and its citizens. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Death of Xiao Hu 1. Policing China: Demographics, Mission, and Funding 2. Uneven Resources and Manpower Concerns 3. Limitations of Police Reforms 4. Controlling the Local Police 5. Politicization and the Boundaries of Authoritarian Resilience 6. Poor Policing and State-Society Conflict
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Principles of Indonesian Criminal Law
Book SynopsisThis authoritative new work sets out the key tenets of the principles and process of criminal law in Indonesia. Focusing on substantive criminal law, starting from its definition, history, principles, and interpretation, it goes on to explore a criminal offence and its elements, criminal fault and liability, causation, and other issues. The author is a leading scholar, experienced both in practice and teaching in the field. Comparative criminal lawyers will welcome this important new work.Table of Contents1. A Brief Overview of Indonesian Criminal Law I. Definition II. Substantive Criminal Law and Law on Criminal Procedure III. Functions of Criminal Law IV. Types of Criminal Law: General and Special Criminal Law, National and Local Criminal Law V. Criminal Law as Ultimum Remedium 2. The History of Criminal Law in Indonesia I. Prior to Western Colonisation II. During the Colonial Period (Dutch, English, and Japanese) III. The Years of 1945–1958 IV. 1958 to Present V. The New Criminal Code (Law No 1 of 2023) 3. Sources of Criminal Law in Indonesia I. Definition II. Criminal Code III. Special Criminal Law IV. Administrative Law with Criminal Provisions 4. Scope of Application of Criminal Law I. The Legality Principle II. Legality in Article 1 of the Criminal Code, 1945 Constitution, Human Rights Law, and New Criminal Code Bill III. Articles 2 to 9 of the Criminal Code IV. Scope of Application of Criminal Law in the New Criminal Code 5. Criminal Offences I. Definition II. Types of Criminal Offence III. Elements of a Criminal Offence IV. Causality V. Criminal Offences in the New Criminal Code 6. Culpability and Criminal Liability I. Definition II. Categories of Culpability III. Criminal Liability IV. Criminal Liability and Competency V. Culpability and Criminal Liability in the New Criminal Code 7. Justificatory Defences I. Definition II. Noodtoestand/Necessity (Article 48 of the Criminal Code) III. Self-Defence (Article 49 (1) of the Criminal Code) IV. Acting on the Basis of a Statutory Provision (Article 50 of the Criminal Code) V. Acting on the Basis of an Official Order (Article 51 (1) of the Criminal Code) VI. Justificatory Defence in the New Criminal Code 8. Excusatory Defences I. Insanity (Incompetency) II. Duress III. Excessive Self-Defence IV. Acting on an Unauthorised Official Order, but in Good Faith V. Excusatory Defences in the New Criminal Code 9. Attempts I. Definition II. Attempt Requirements in Article 53 of the Criminal Code III. Types of Attempts IV. Attempts in the New Criminal Code 10. Participation I. Definition II. Participation in Articles 55 and 56 of the Criminal Code III. Plegen and Dader (Direct Perpetration) IV. Doen Plegen V. Medeplegen (Co-perpetratorship) VI. Uitlokking (Abetting) VII. Assisting in Committing a Criminal Act VIII. ‘Participation’ in the New Criminal Code 11. Sentencing I. Definition II. The Philosophy of Punishment III. Types of Punishment IV. Purpose and Types of Punishment in the New Criminal Code V. Increases and Reductions of Sentences VI. Concurrence of Criminal Offences in the Criminal Code VII. Concurrence of Criminal Offences in the New Criminal Code
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Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. Criminal Investigation: A Practitioner's Approach
Book SynopsisA major difference between Criminal Investigation: A Practitioner's Approach by Ernie Dorling and many of the other fine introductory books on criminal investigation is that this book aims to aid the student in walking and building the foundation of basic knowledge necessary to pursue a more advanced study of this topic.Criminal Investigation: A Practitioner's Approach takes a unique approach to teaching the subject of criminal investigation. Written in quasinovel format, students will learn the basic principles of criminal investigation through character dialogue. At the end of each Chapter, there are, in most cases, questions for discussion and exercises. The exercises are designed to have the students inject themselves into the investigation by completing certain tasks that may or may not further the investigation.Criminal Investigation: A Practitioner's Approach guides students through an analytical thinking process both through the dialogue of its characters and through the Discussion Questions and Exercises found at the end of each Chapter. In most cases, these discussion questions allow the student and instructor to delve more deeply into the evidence and the case being presented. The exercises, in a number of instances, allow the student to actually inject themselves into the investigative process in order to move the investigation along. Hopefully, the students and instructors will find this approach to be one that makes learning fun.
£95.20
Bristol University Press Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth
Book SynopsisCan the criminal justice system achieve justice based on its ability to determine the truth? Drawing on a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, this book investigates the concept of truth – its complexities and nuances – and scrutinizes how well the criminal justice process facilitates truth-finding. From allegation to sentencing, the chapters take the reader on a journey through the criminal justice system, exposing the marginalization of truth-finding in favour of other jurisprudential or systemic values, such as expediency, procedural fairness and the presumption of innocence. This important work bridges the gap between what people expect from the criminal justice system and what it can legitimately deliver.Table of ContentsThe Criminal Process and the Pursuit of Truth Allegations Confessions Witness Testimony Truth and the Probity of Evidence-Gathering Decisions and Narratives: Factfinding and Case Construction Truth and the Criminal Trial: Competing Stories Truth, Sentencing and Punishment Restoration, Reconciliation and Reconceptualizing Justice The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: The Truth of Who Is to Blame
£72.00
Bristol University Press Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth
Book SynopsisCan the criminal justice system achieve justice based on its ability to determine the truth? Drawing on a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, this book investigates the concept of truth – its complexities and nuances – and scrutinizes how well the criminal justice process facilitates truth-finding. From allegation to sentencing, the chapters take the reader on a journey through the criminal justice system, exposing the marginalization of truth-finding in favour of other jurisprudential or systemic values, such as expediency, procedural fairness and the presumption of innocence. This important work bridges the gap between what people expect from the criminal justice system and what it can legitimately deliver.Table of ContentsThe Criminal Process and the Pursuit of Truth Allegations Confessions Witness Testimony Truth and the Probity of Evidence-Gathering Decisions and Narratives: Factfinding and Case Construction Truth and the Criminal Trial: Competing Stories Truth, Sentencing and Punishment Restoration, Reconciliation and Reconceptualizing Justice The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: The Truth of Who Is to Blame
£24.29
Bristol University Press Observing Justice: Digital Transparency, Openness
Book SynopsisThis book examines how major but often under-scrutinised legal, social, and technological developments have affected the transparency and accountability of the criminal justice process. Drawing on empirical and evaluative studies, as well as their own research experiences, the authors explore key legal policy issues such as equality of access, remote and virtual courts, justice system data management, and the roles of public and media observers. Highlighting the implications of recent changes for access to justice, offender rehabilitation, and public access to information, the book proposes a framework for open justice which prioritises public legal education and justice system accountability.Table of ContentsChapter One: Introduction: Why We Need to Rethink Approaches to Open Justice in the Criminal Courts Chapter Two: A History of Accountability in Criminal Courts Chapter Three: Justice System Modernisation, Digitalisation and Data Chapter Four: The Role of the Public and Media in Observing Justice Chapter Five: The Human Impact of Justice System Transparency Chapter Six: Conclusion: Towards a New Framework for Justice System Accountability
£40.50
Fordham University Press Terror Trials: Life and Law in Delhi's Courts
Book SynopsisAn ethnography of terrorism trials in Delhi, India, this book explores what modes of life are made possible in the everyday experience of the courtroom. Mayur Suresh shows how legal procedures and technicalities become the modes through which courtrooms are made habitable. Where India’s terror trials have come to be understood by way of the expansion of the security state and displays of Hindu nationalism, Suresh elaborates how they are experienced by defendants in a quite different way, through a minute engagement with legal technicalities. Amidst the grinding terror trials—which are replete with stories of torture, illegal detention and fabricated charges—defendants school themselves in legal procedures, became adept petition writers, build friendships with police officials, cultivate cautious faith in the courts and express a deep sense of betrayal when this trust is belied. Though seemingly mundane, legal technicalities are fraught and highly contested, and acquire urgent ethical qualities in the life of a trial: the file becomes a space in which the world can be made or unmade, the petition a way of imagining a future, and investigative and courtroom procedures enable the unexpected formation of close relationships between police and terror-accused. In attending to the ways in which legal technicalities are made to work in everyday interactions among lawyers, judges, accused terrorists, and police, Suresh shows how human expressiveness, creativity and vulnerability emerge through the law.Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Glossary | ix Introduction | 1 1 Custodial Intimacy: Law and the Police in Two Parts | 35 2 Recycled Legality: Doing Things with Legal Language | 71 3 Law and the Vulnerable State | 92 4 Hypertext: Files and the Fabrication of the World | 115 5 Certification and the Fabrication of Truths | 137 6 Petition Writing: Desire, Ethics, Mourning | 169 Conclusion: An Acquittal? | 199 Acknowledgments | 213 Notes | 219 References | 235 Index | 251
£79.20
Fordham University Press Terror Trials: Life and Law in Delhi's Courts
Book SynopsisAn ethnography of terrorism trials in Delhi, India, this book explores what modes of life are made possible in the everyday experience of the courtroom. Mayur Suresh shows how legal procedures and technicalities become the modes through which courtrooms are made habitable. Where India’s terror trials have come to be understood by way of the expansion of the security state and displays of Hindu nationalism, Suresh elaborates how they are experienced by defendants in a quite different way, through a minute engagement with legal technicalities. Amidst the grinding terror trials—which are replete with stories of torture, illegal detention and fabricated charges—defendants school themselves in legal procedures, became adept petition writers, build friendships with police officials, cultivate cautious faith in the courts and express a deep sense of betrayal when this trust is belied. Though seemingly mundane, legal technicalities are fraught and highly contested, and acquire urgent ethical qualities in the life of a trial: the file becomes a space in which the world can be made or unmade, the petition a way of imagining a future, and investigative and courtroom procedures enable the unexpected formation of close relationships between police and terror-accused. In attending to the ways in which legal technicalities are made to work in everyday interactions among lawyers, judges, accused terrorists, and police, Suresh shows how human expressiveness, creativity and vulnerability emerge through the law.Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Glossary | ix Introduction | 1 1 Custodial Intimacy: Law and the Police in Two Parts | 35 2 Recycled Legality: Doing Things with Legal Language | 71 3 Law and the Vulnerable State | 92 4 Hypertext: Files and the Fabrication of the World | 115 5 Certification and the Fabrication of Truths | 137 6 Petition Writing: Desire, Ethics, Mourning | 169 Conclusion: An Acquittal? | 199 Acknowledgments | 213 Notes | 219 References | 235 Index | 251
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Rowman & Littlefield So You Want to Be a Cop: What Everyone Should
Book SynopsisMany children, from the time they are old enough to be attracted to a siren and flashing lights, dream their whole lives of becoming a police officer. As a retired police officer, herself, Alley Evola looks at the daily ins and outs of the job of a police officer. From recruitment, life at the academy, patrol and eventually promotion, she provides a helpful understanding of what you can really expect. She also looks at the current issues, including race and gender, and how these have shaped certain expectations from the public that a police officer needs to be prepared for when working in this field. When you’re young and dreaming you don’t think about the process it will take to become a police officer. And it’s also not evident until after the police academy the many challenges and issues you will face in the field. So You Want to Be a Cop is for everyone who secretly wishes they were a police officer, or is pursuing their dream in hopes of transforming it into reality.Trade ReviewEvola gives readers a thrilling insider’s look at the often-glorified job of an American cop. Opening on an action-packed scene that could be taken straight out of a Michael Bay movie, her first book is an immersing read for anyone curious about the world of law enforcement, and should be required reading for those considering a career in the field. Evola’s no-nonsense voice is powerful, witty, and engaging. She doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges of the profession, or the effects it has on an officer’s personal life, health, and sanity. She tells plenty of the funny, tragic, and poignant 'war stories' one could expect from a veteran police officer, but makes it clear the job is not for the faint of heart, or a commitment to be taken lightly. The services of a police officer are often rendered at great personal cost, in a dangerous environment, to a thankless community. Though at times she writes with due anger toward the profession that compromised her life, it’s clear Evola’s still passionate about her time behind the 'blue curtain.' * Booklist *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Myth versus Fact: From dreaming to Testing and Entering the Force 2. Your Hired! Now What? 3. The Police Academy, or Hell on Earth 4. Field Training 5. Congratulations! You've Earned a Spot on the Bottom 6. Liability in Policing 7. Finances, Health, and the Police Officer 8. Communications and Inter-Agency Cooperation 9. Welcome to Your New Office 10. Going to Court 11. Vandalism, Littering and Other Criminal Mischief 12. Unwanted Subjects 13. Traffic Stops, Vehicle Pursuits, and Road Rage 14. Calls for Service: When You Are Called to Serve and Protect 15. Domestic Disturbances: Dangerous and Unpredictable 16. Alarm Calls, 911 Hang Ups, and 911 Open Lines 17. White-Collar Crime, Fraud, Forgery, and Deceit 18. Violent Felonies 19. Death Scenes: Walking into a Nightmare 20. Burglaries. Theft, and Crimes of Opportunity 21. Motor Vehicle Accidents and DUIs 22. Drugs, Narcotics, and a Cesspool of Misery 23. Shoplifting, or Five-Finger Discounts 24. Critical Incidents and the Use of Deadly Force 25. Specialties in Law Enforcement 26. Hate Groups and Hate Crimes 27. Using Force: My First Wrestling Match 28. Why Did You Do Your Job? Now I'll Have to Write You Up! 29. Race, Gender, and theEconomics of Policing 30. Riding the Storm of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 31. Show No Weakness Policing in the Twenty-First-Century-America Notes Index About the Author
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Rowman & Littlefield Recounting the Anthrax Attacks: Terror, the
Book SynopsisIt was September 18, 2001, just seven days after al-Qaeda hijackers destroyed the Twin Towers. In the early morning darkness, a lone figure dropped several letters into a mailbox. Seventeen days later a Florida journalist died of inhalational anthrax. The death from the rare disease made world news. These anthrax attacks marked the first time a sophisticated biological weapon was released in the United States. It killed five people, disfigured at least 18 more, and launched the largest investigation in the FBI’s history. Recounting the Anthrax Attacks explores the origins of the innovative forensics used in this case, while also explaining their historical context. R. Scott Decker’s team pursued its first suspect with dogged determination before realizing that the evidence did not add up. With renewed energy, they turned to non-traditional forensics—scientific initiatives never before applied to an investigation—as they continued to hunt for clues. These advances formed the new science of microbial forensics, a novel discipline that produced critical leads when traditional methods failed. The new technologies helped identify a second suspect—one who possessed the knowledge and skills to unleash a living weapon of mass destruction. Decker provides the first inside look at how the investigation was conducted, highlighting dramatic turning points as the case progressed until its final solution. Join FBI agents as they race against terror and the ultimate insider threat—a decorated government scientist releasing powders of deadly anthrax. Walk in the steps of these dedicated officers while they pursue numerous forensic leads before more letters can be sent until finally they confront a psychotic killer.Trade Review“Recounting The Anthrax Attacks” by R. Scott Decker, is a riveting, exciting, whodunnit book about what this country's leading law enforcement agency had to do to protect all Americans. . . this book should be a basic, must read book for any student of Biology, DNA Research, Hematology, and Forensics Studies. And every college or university teaching the classics of Biology should have this book available as well. 5 Stars easily! * Reader Views *This is an eye opening account of all that goes into an investigation like this, one that is a threat to all of us. As ordinary citizens we never hear about the hard work that is done to protect us from things like the anthrax threat. Scott Decker did an excellent job both with the investigation and writing about it. -- Marilyn Meredith, author, The Deputy Tempe Crabtree and Rocky Bluff P.D. mystery series; serves on the board of Public Safety Writers AssociationDecker provides a deep and detailed account of how the FBI and other federal agencies used the new field of microbial forensics as well as DNA analysis and other cutting-edge techniques to conduct one of the largest terrorism investigations in the nation's history. His inside knowledge offers something for sleuths and scientists alike. -- Ed Palattella, editor, Erie Times-News; author, A History of Heists: Bank Robbery in America and Pizza Bomber: The Untold Story of America’s Most Shocking Bank RobberyScott Decker gives an unprecedented look inside one of the most important — but least understood — FBI investigations of the modern era. Every page is a real-life 'CSI' episode, a hands-on lesson of what it's like to be inside a cutting-edge, high-profile investigation and the remarkable science the FBI deployed to solve this case. -- Garrett M. Graff, author, Raven Rock and The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller's FBIWith a keen eye for detail, PhD scientist and former FBI agent, Scott Decker, takes the reader deep inside the government’s investigation of the 2001 anthrax letter attacks. -- David Willman, author, The Mirage Man: Bruce Ivins, the Anthrax Attacks and America's Rush to WarA remarkable scientific whodunnit that peels back some of the biggest mysteries surrounding the case known as Amerithrax. From his own experiences as a lead investigator, Scott Decker paints an intimate and chilling portrait of the hunt for the elusive killer behind history’s worst bioterrorist attack. -- Joby Warrick, author, Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS; winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionThe book is fascinating and absolutely authentic — a behind-the-scenes account, never before told in such detail, of the FBI’s forensic detective work into the chilling anthrax bioterror attacks after 9/11. Decker, who ran the “dark biology” part of the FBI’s investigation, recounts how agents and scientists used cutting-edge tools of biology to narrow down the search for the perpetrator and finally focus in on one suspect. I don’t think the world realizes just what the FBI accomplished or how they did it, or the pitfalls and difficulties of the investigation, but Decker tells us the story from the inside. -- Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Demon in the FreezerTable of ContentsChapter 1: Beyond Ground Zero Chapter 2: Second Wave Chapter 3: Under Attack Chapter 4: Denial Chapter 5: A Zillion Spores Chapter 6: Floating through Air Chapter 7: Assault on Brentwood Chapter 8: The Springfield Operation Chapter 9: Persons of Interest Chapter 10: A Forensic Strategy Chapter 11: Collecting Ames Chapter 12: Many Directions Chapter 13: The Ponds Chapter 14: Genetics Chapter 15: Consent to Search Chapter 16: American Eagle Chapter 17: Discrepancy Chapter 18: Midnight Access Chapter 19: US Secret Service Chapter 20: Change of Command Chapter 21: Increased Scrutiny Chapter 22: Inconsistency and Contradiction Chapter 23: Final Resolution Chapter 24: Epilogue
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Rowman & Littlefield The History of Policing America: From Militias
Book SynopsisAmerica’s first known system of law enforcement was established more than 350 years ago. Today law enforcement faces issues such as racial discrimination, use of force, and Body Worn Camera (BWC) scrutiny. But the birth and development of the American police can be traced to a multitude of historical, legal and political-economic conditions. In The History of Policing America: From Militias and Military to the Law Enforcement of Today, Laurence Armand French traces how and why law enforcement agencies evolved and became permanent agencies; looking logically through history and offering potential steps forward that could make a difference without triggering unconstructive backlash. From the establishment of the New World to the establishment of the Colonial Militia; from emergence of the Jim Crow Era to the emergence of the National Guard; from the creation of the U.S. Marshalls, federal law enforcement agencies, and state police agencies; this book traces the historical geo-political basis of policing in America and even looks at how certain events led to a call for a better trained, and subsequently armed, police, and the de facto militarization of law enforcement. The current controversy regarding policing in America has a long, historical background, and one that seems to repeat itself. The History of Policing America successfully portrays the long lived motto you can’t know who you are until you know where you’ve come from.Trade ReviewPolicing America: From Militias to Law Enforcement Today by Laurence French. French provides an excellent insight into the development of policing in America. Policing America is well thought-out, well written and organized This book should be read by all those interested in policing. -- Michael J. Palmiotto, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Wichita State UniversityThis book is a comprehensive review of the history on how both informal and formally sanctioned organizations in the United States morphed into the law enforcement organizations that exist today. It is well written, easy to understand, and will be of great interest to all readers alike. -- Jeffrey Ian Ross, PhD, professor, University of BaltimoreFrench’s career long investigation of policing practices and policies provides the basis for his insightful analysis of the historical roots of the paradoxes of policing in the 21st century. This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the social forces that shape police-citizen encounters. -- John Humphrey, PhD, professor, Saint Anselm CollegeTable of ContentsPart I: Origins of U.S. Law Enforcement: Militias, Military, Marshals, and Sheriffs Chapter 1: Introduction: Colonial Roots in Policing America Chapter 2: Introduction to the Origins of American Jurisprudence Chapter 3: Growing Pains—1783–1865: Insurrections, Rebellions, and Indian Removal Chapter 4: Post–Civil War Unrest and Social Control during the Nineteenth Century Part II: Law and Order in the Americas and Beyond, 1898–1946 Chapter 5: U.S. Colonial Expansionism in the Caribbean and Pacific Chapter 6: Reinforcing WASP White Supremacy: Eugenics and Prohibition Chapter 7: Post–World War II Challenges to Law Enforcement Part III: Civil Rights Aftermath: Increased Militarization and Racial Myths Enhancement Chapter 8: The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act Chapter 9: Role of Academia in Validating “Institutional Racism” Chapter 10: The War on Drugs and Its Escalation Chapter 11: Factors Contributing to the Militarization of the Police Part IV: Twenty-First-Century Concerns Chapter 12: Understanding Group Dynamics, Biases, Prejudices, and Discrimination Chapter 13: Assessing Law Enforcement Personnel Chapter 14: Politics and Policing Chapter 15: Recommendations for American Law Enforcement Postscript: An Ethno-Methodological Note
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Rowman & Littlefield The Jury Crisis: What’s Wrong with Jury Trials
Book SynopsisJuries have a bad reputation. Often jurors are seen as incompetent, biased and unpredictable, and jury trials are seen as a waste of time and money. In fact, so few criminal and civil cases reach a jury today that trial by jury is on the verge of extinction. Juries are being replaced by mediators, arbitrators and private judges. The wise trial of “Twelve Angry Men” has become a fiction. As a result, a foundation of American democracy is about to vanish. The Jury Crisis: What’s Wrong with Jury Trials and How We Can Save Them addresses the near collapse of the jury trial in America – its causes, consequences, and cures. Drury Sherrod brings his unique perspective as a social psychologist who became a jury consultant to the reader, applying psychological research to real world trials and explaining why juries have become dysfunctional. While this collapse of the jury can be traced to multiple causes, including poor public education, the absence of peers and community standards in a class-stratified, racially divided society, and people’s reluctance to serve on a jury, the focus of this book is on the conduct of trials themselves, from jury selection to evidence presentation to jury deliberations. Judges and lawyers believe – wrongly – that jurors can put aside their biases, sit quietly through hours, days or weeks of conflicting testimony, and not make up their minds until they have heard all the evidence. Unfortunately, the human brain doesn’t work that way. A great deal of psychological research on jurors and other decision-makers shows that our brains intuitively leap to story-telling before we rationally analyze “facts,” or evidence. Weaving details into a narrative is how we make sense of the world, and it’s very hard to suppress this tendency. Consequently, a majority of jurors actually make up their minds before they have heard much of the evidence. Judges, arbitrators and mediators have similar biases. The Jury Crisis deals with an important social problem, namely the near collapse of a thousand year old institution, and proposes how to fix the jury system and restore trial by jury to a more prominent place in American society.Trade ReviewThe Jury Crisis clearly and concisely describes the various procedures used in the U.S. to resolve legal disputes in the U.S.—jury trials, judge trials, rulings by judges without trial, arbitrations, mediations, settlements. Dr. Sherrod uses his training and experience as a psychologist and jury researcher, supported by a broad array of empirical studies performed by himself and other scientists and legal experts, to show how and why juries and judges decide cases as they actually do, rather than how they are commonly thought to decide them. Most importantly, he presents powerful arguments for preserving jury trials by making much-needed improvements in the way trials are conducted. -- Malcolm E. Wheeler, Founding Partner/Counsel Emeritus, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnnell LLPSherrod has written a fascinating book about the U.S jury system. It is a quick read which will be understandable to a broad audience. It starts with the fascinating history of the jury and describes the changes the jury system has endured through the years. It ultimately asks an important and timely question: Are juries relevant and useful in today's world? The book offers ways to fix the current jury system and describes alternatives including trials decided by judges. Its lively anecdotes and accounts of real trials will keep readers turning every last page. -- Monica Miller, Professor, Criminal Justice and PsychologyThis book is a gift to the serious trial lawyer. It is easy to read this clear-eyed prose that imparts important, documented information about how juries decide. I am recommending it as required reading for my colleagues, whether they be experienced or novice trial lawyers. -- Chilton Davis Varner, King and Spalding, Former President of American College of Trial LawyersOver his distinguished career in jury research, Dru Sherrod has advised hundreds of lawyers how best to shape and present their case arguments. In this book, Dru educates the reader about the challenges jury trials face today and offers concrete recommendations about saving this critical institution. After years of counselling lawyers on storytelling, Dru demonstrates his own special storytelling for the reader. -- Michael L. O'Donnell, Chairman of Wheeler Trigg O'DonnellA fascinating and unique read. Psychologist Drury Sherrod draws upon several decades of experience as a litigation consultant in a wide range of civil and criminal cases and his knowledge of social scientific research to offer a rich set of insights into the weaknesses (and strengths) of jury (and judge!) decision-making. The volume is rich in history and noted cases but especially valuable are the never-before-seen analyses and insights drawn from Sherrod's hundreds of consulting cases. This is essential reading for practitioners who argue before judges and juries and want to know how to maximize the effects of their arguments; for researchers who will delight in a view of the jury from a fellow scientist who is also "insider" in the often-cloaked world of litigation consulting; and for policymakers who will be especially interested in Sherrod's many suggestions for how the jury system can be improved. -- Steven Penrod, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice-CUNYTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: What’s Wrong with Juries? 1 Triers of Fact 2 Supplying Facts in Early Juries 3 How Jurors Use Facts to Tell Stories 4 Why Jurors Prefer Stories over Facts 5 Jury Selection: Identifying Who Will Tell Which Stories 6 Jury Selection in a Product-Liability Lawsuit 7 Jury Deliberations: The Stories Widen 8 Jury Deliberations in Real Trials 9 Storytellers in Robes 10 The Biases behind Judges’ Stories 11 The Vanishing Jury 12 Trying the Jury Trial 13 Junk the Jury or Fix the Flaws? Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
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Rowman & Littlefield Anatomy of a False Confession: The Interrogation
Book SynopsisWhen Teresa Halbach went missing and was presumed dead, the police targeted Steven Avery for the crime. But Avery’s 16-year-old nephew Brendan Dassey told the police that he saw Halbach driving away from Avery’s property the day she supposedly was murdered. This version of events would be devastating to the state’s case if it ever reached Avery’s jury. The police decided to interrogate young Dassey again. For their next go-around they questioned him four times in 48 hours—each time without an adult present and often without reading him his Miranda rights. During this process, the interrogators not only coerced the learning-disabled child into changing his story, but they also got him to confess to participating in the murder! Even though Dassey’s so-called confession was contradicted by all of the physical evidence, the jury believed it and found him guilty. Now, more than a decade after the trial, the saga lives on. Although a federal district court reversed Dassey’s conviction, a flip-flopping federal appeals court eventually reversed the reversal. Dassey remains convicted and incarcerated; the Supreme Court of the United States is his last hope. Anatomy of a False Confession: The Interrogation and Conviction of Brendan Dassey answers several questions, including: Why did Dassey agree to talk to his interrogators in the first place? Why weren’t they required to read him his Miranda rights? Most significantly, how did the interrogators get Dassey to confess to a crime he did not commit? If Dassey was innocent, where did he get the details for his so-called confession? Why did the jury ignore the physical evidence and convict Dassey of murder? And why did the federal courts reverse Dassey’s conviction, only to reverse their own reversal? Anatomy of a False Confession takes the reader inside the interrogation room and inside the courtroom to expose the interrogators’ tricks, the prosecutors’ ploys, and the judicial sleight of hand that conspired to put Dassey behind bars—probably for the rest of his life. The book also discusses several ways that the law should be reformed to avoid future injustices.Trade ReviewMichael Cicchini has written a wonderfully descriptive and insightful book, the definitive account of the interrogations of Brendan Dassey and his coerced, contaminated and (almost certainly) false confessions. Cicchini masterfully describes the tricks of the interrogation trade, how police investigators have adapted to the theoretical Miranda protections and turned them to their advantage, and, more importantly, how and why police interrogation strategies – including some of those advocated by the Chicago firm Reid and Associates – can and sometimes do lead to false confessions from the innocent. Anyone who watched the Netflix series Making a Murderer with rapt fascination will want to read this book. -- Richard A. Leo, author, Police Interrogation and American Justice; Hamill Family Professor of Law and Psychology, University of San FranciscoIn easy-to-read chapters, Cicchini spells out common methods interrogators use, including lying to a suspect, distorting the meaning of the Miranda warnings, and threats. * Publishers Weekly *Table of ContentsDisclaimers PART I FALSE CONFESSION BASICS 1. Brendan Dassey’s Confession 2. From Black Box to Glass House 3. “People Who Are Innocent Don’t Confess”—Do They? PART II SETTING THE TABLE 4. Don’t Let Facts Get in the Way 5. Location, Location, Location 6. Miranda to the Rescue? 7. Bypassing Miranda 8. Overcoming Miranda 9. Negating Miranda 10. Getting to Know All About You PART III INSIDE THE INTERROGATION ROOM 11. Scared Straight 12. Promises, Promises 13. Wordplay 14. It’s Better to Give Than to Receive 15. Baby Steps 16. “It’s Not Your Fault” 17. Positive Feedback 18. “Would You Like a Sandwich?” 19. Remaining Overconfident 20. Pulling the Rug from Under PART IV TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, AND APPEALS 21. Poisoning the Jury Pool 22. Spit Shining the Evidence 23. A Simple Plan 24. Getting Lucky at Trial 25. Mailing in the Appeal PART V MAKING A FEDERAL CASE OF IT 26. Reversal of Fortune 27. The AEDPA: “A Formidable Barrier” 28. Too Close for Comfort 29. Law Is Dead 30. Stare Decisis 31. What If? PART VI LEGAL REFORM 32. Reforming Miranda 33. Role-Playing Interrogators 34. False Confession Experts at Trial 35. Bye-Bye Reid? 36. The Dangers of Discourse PART VII POSTSCRIPT 37. Calling the Supreme Court Bibliography About Michael Cicchini Also by Michael Cicchini
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Rowman & Littlefield How the Police Generate False Confessions: An
Book SynopsisDespite the rising number of confirmed false confession cases, most people have a hard time grasping why someone would confess to a crime they did not commit, or even why a guilty person would admit to something that could put them in jail for life. How the Police Generate False Confessions takes you inside the interrogation room, exposing the tactics that law enforcement uses to make confessions happen. James L. Trainum reveals how innocent people can become suspects and then confessed criminals even when they have not committed a crime. Using real stories, he looks at the inherent coerciveness of the interrogation process and why so many false confessions contain so many of the details that only the true perpetrator would know. More disturbingly, the book examines how these same processes corrupt witness and victim statements, create lying informants and cooperators, and induce innocent people to plead guilty. Trainum also offers recommendations for change in the U.S. by looking at how other countries are changing the process to prevent such miscarriages of justice. The reasons that people falsely confess can be complex and varied; throughout How the Police Generate False Confessions Trainum encourages readers to critically evaluate confessions on their own by gaining a better understanding of the interrogation process.Trade ReviewIn this groundbreaking book on the U.S. criminal justice system, Trainum, a former Washington, D.C. police detective, argues for reform of police interviewing and interrogation practices. The confession is considered the gold standard for law enforcement, because 'most people believe that they would never confess to a crime they did not do.' Yet suspects, witnesses, and informants often feel that they have no other option. Trainum carefully demonstrates why in an era of minimum sentences, where the worst-case scenario can be significant jail time, registration as a sex offender, or even the death penalty, prosecutors have breathtaking power to hold a person's life in the balance. The best option for a suspect or witness may be a false confession, informing, or a plea bargain, especially when a long legal fight may drain a family bank account, or when a prosecutor offers a reduced sentence or jailhouse privileges as reward. Without reform, prosecutors, police, and investigators may soon discover that 'harsh and verbally abusive interrogation tactics that focused solely on obtaining confessions... not only [contribute] to false confessions but also to the negative perception of law enforcement by the public.' Using numerous examples and backed by persuasive academic research, Trainum proposes a better way that is already at work in countries with similar criminal justice systems. His book will hit a nerve with a public newly concerned with abuses of police power, and hopefully will influence those tasked with law enforcement and public policy as well. * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *The first step to solving any problem is realizing that it exists. This enlightening work by retired Washington, DC, police detective Trainum leaves no doubt that there are complications with false confessions and police interrogation techniques. Trainum walks readers through the steps police are taught to use in the interrogation room and the coercive methods that can lead to contamination of the interview and false confession. His explanations are well supported with relevant and interesting case studies and previous research. He includes information on problems with statements from witnesses and informants and the role played by plea bargains and mandatory sentences. After presenting a thoroughly convincing portrait of the issue, Trainum provides 'a better way' forward, outlining the PEACE method of interrogation and reviewing other safeguards, including videotaping of interviews. His 27 years of experience provide an insider's realistic, practical view, making this an especially important addition on the topic. VERDICT Essential for those working in the criminal justice system. It will also be of interest to the general public concerned with criminal justice issues and reform, as well as fans of police procedurals and true crime. * Library Journal, Starred Review *[I]f you have an interest in fairness, justice and preventing wrongful convictions, then the new book How the Police Generate False Confessions by former Washington, D.C., homicide detective James Trainum is an important read. It takes you inside the interrogation room to see how investigators extract admissions from innocent people, and how the justice system can fix this persistent problem, seen in high profile cases such as the Central Park Five, the Norfolk Four and the teenaged suspect from Wisconsin in the Netflix series ‘Making a Murderer.’... I [Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman] asked Brandon Garrett, a University of Virginia law professor who has focused on wrongful convictions, about Trainum’s book. ‘It is such an important new book,’ Garrett said. ‘For decades, we have seen false confession after false confession lead to tragic wrongful convictions of the innocent while serious criminals go undetected. The courts have done little to respond to abuses in the interrogation room; if anything they have eroded constitutional protections, such as the right to remain silent. Trainum explains that for police, there is another way. Overly coercive interrogation techniques not only produce false confessions but they are not good at uncovering good information. In the U.K. and in more agencies in the U.S., police have changed gears, turning from psychologically coercive techniques to information gathering techniques. Trainum and his book are at the forefront of a revolution in police interrogations.’ Now that’s a lot better book review quote than mine. * The Washington Post *Who could falsely confess to a crime they didn’t do? In this must read book, Trainum gives us the inside story. He shows how shockingly easy it is for police to secure a false confession, even without intending to do so. That confession, though false, may appear to be highly accurate. Trainum concludes by pointing the way towards less coercive interrogation methods. The result will be a revolution in police questioning. -- Brandon L. Garrett, Justice Thurgood Marshall Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of LawThis is not a book about bad cops; it is a book about a very good cop discovering a process for making himself a great cop: beginning by calmly confronting his own mistakes, using research to understand their lessons, and then sharing those lessons with the justice professions. A tremendous contribution. -- James Doyle, Attorney, Boston, MA; author of True Witness: Cops, Courts, Science and the Battle Against MisidentificationFalse confessions are a leading cause of wrongful convictions. Jim Trainum, a retired Washington, DC, homicide detective, explores the nature of this problem in his book, How the Police Generate False Confessions, and discusses how the interview process can be improved and reformed. Investigators, prosecutors, and defense attorneys will all benefit from his experience and insights. -- D. Kim Rossmo, Professor, School of Criminal Justice at Texas State UniversityThe curtain is being drawn back on the interrogation room, and America doesn’t necessarily like what it sees. This is being led by those who are willing to discuss what they know about interrogation practices and the unjust outcomes that happen as a result. Jim Trainum is one of those voices, detailing not only issues related to interrogations and false confessions, but the larger investigative culture that can make changing this situation very difficult. The first step to change is admitting you have a problem. Law enforcement has not come around to this realization. In this book, however, the problem becomes clear. Through historical examples and personal experience as a Detective, Jim takes the reader on a journey through the various ways in which a false confession can happen, and does happen. In the end, the reader is left with the realization that what happens in the interrogation room is in large part a reflection of our criminal justice system itself. As a result of this knowledge, we are faced with the choice about whether we want the system to change, or to remain as it is. In making this decision, the reader comes to realize that the next false confession that is given might very well be your own, and that no one is necessarily immune from the forces of persuasion and coercion that exist in the interrogation. -- Gary C. David, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department Chair; Associate Professor of Information Design and Corporate Communication, Bentley UniversityBlending his career as a decorated homicide detective with his uncanny academic insights and understanding Jim has given us a book that addresses the complicated issues inherent in police interview and interrogations with piercing precision and unique insights. This is a must-read for practitioners, academicians and anyone interested in what really happens when cops, suspects, policies and the law converge in a pressure-filled interview room. Not to be missed. -- Gregg O. McCrary, FBI, retiredOthers have written books about how police generate false confessions. Richard Ofshe, Saul Kassin, Richard Leo (Laura Nirider and I) and many others frequently lecture about the causes and consequences of false confessions. But it is one thing for social scientists, academics, and defense attorneys to write and talk about these things, it is another for a homicide detective to do so. Jim Trainum's book, How the Police Generate False Confessions: An Inside Look at the Interrogation Room, may just turn out to be the most important book on the subject ever written. I learned more about the way police officers investigate homicides and the way tunnel vision and confirmation bias leads to investigative failure from this book than from any other book I have read. The book puts a lie to so many myths about police interrogations that I lost count of them all. But it does so much more. Det. Trainum is not just a critic; he is a reformer, charting a course for the proper way for police officers to investigate cases, interview suspects, witnesses and informants and to obtain reliable information from them. If you buy one book this year in the area of wrongful convictions, this is the book you should buy. -- Steven Drizin, Clinical Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law; attorney for Brendan Dassey of Making a MurdererTable of ContentsIntroduction 1: History 2: Do We Even Have a Problem? 3: Types of Confessions and Statements 4: Taking the First Steps 5: Good Police Work or Coercion? 6: Contamination 7: Statement Evaluation 8: Witnesses 9: Cooperators and Informants 10: Plea Bargaining 11: Is There a Better Way? 12: Reform 13: What Lays in Store for the Future
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Rowman & Littlefield Stratified Policing: An Organizational Model for
Book SynopsisStratified Policing seeks to facilitate organizational change for crime reduction by providing a clear and adaptable structure for analysis, problem solving, and accountability. The purpose of this book is to outline the theoretical and practical foundations of Stratified Policing as well as its components and specific guidance for police departments to tailor the approach and implement it into their day-to-day operational crime reduction efforts. The material is well grounded in theory, research, and best practices and well cited; however, the presentation and language will be suited for the practitioner/professional audience. The book is a culmination of the authors 15 years of work and will synthesize their research, other publications on Stratified Policing, and provide new material for police leaders and professionals who are seeking an organizational structure to institutionalize crime reduction strategies into their day to day operations. The book has a very practical voice as both authors have been practitioners and have worked with many police agencies implementing and evaluating the strategies discussed in the book.
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Rowman & Littlefield So You Want to Be a Cop: What Everyone Should
Book SynopsisMany children, from the time they are old enough to be attracted to a siren and flashing lights, dream their whole lives of becoming a police officer. As a retired police officer, herself, Alley Evola looks at the daily ins and outs of the job of a police officer. From recruitment, life at the academy, patrol and eventually promotion, she provides a helpful understanding of what you can really expect. She also looks at the current issues, including race and gender, and how these have shaped certain expectations from the public that a police officer needs to be prepared for when working in this field. When you’re young and dreaming you don’t think about the process it will take to become a police officer. And it’s also not evident until after the police academy the many challenges and issues you will face in the field. So You Want to Be a Cop is for everyone who secretly wishes they were a police officer, or is pursuing their dream in hopes of transforming it into reality.Trade ReviewEvola gives readers a thrilling insider’s look at the often-glorified job of an American cop. Opening on an action-packed scene that could be taken straight out of a Michael Bay movie, her first book is an immersing read for anyone curious about the world of law enforcement, and should be required reading for those considering a career in the field. Evola’s no-nonsense voice is powerful, witty, and engaging. She doesn’t sugarcoat the challenges of the profession, or the effects it has on an officer’s personal life, health, and sanity. She tells plenty of the funny, tragic, and poignant 'war stories' one could expect from a veteran police officer, but makes it clear the job is not for the faint of heart, or a commitment to be taken lightly. The services of a police officer are often rendered at great personal cost, in a dangerous environment, to a thankless community. Though at times she writes with due anger toward the profession that compromised her life, it’s clear Evola’s still passionate about her time behind the 'blue curtain.' * Booklist *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Myth versus Fact: From dreaming to Testing and Entering the Force 2. Your Hired! Now What? 3. The Police Academy, or Hell on Earth 4. Field Training 5. Congratulations! You've Earned a Spot on the Bottom 6. Liability in Policing 7. Finances, Health, and the Police Officer 8. Communications and Inter-Agency Cooperation 9. Welcome to Your New Office 10. Going to Court 11. Vandalism, Littering and Other Criminal Mischief 12. Unwanted Subjects 13. Traffic Stops, Vehicle Pursuits, and Road Rage 14. Calls for Service: When You Are Called to Serve and Protect 15. Domestic Disturbances: Dangerous and Unpredictable 16. Alarm Calls, 911 Hang Ups, and 911 Open Lines 17. White-Collar Crime, Fraud, Forgery, and Deceit 18. Violent Felonies 19. Death Scenes: Walking into a Nightmare 20. Burglaries. Theft, and Crimes of Opportunity 21. Motor Vehicle Accidents and DUIs 22. Drugs, Narcotics, and a Cesspool of Misery 23. Shoplifting, or Five-Finger Discounts 24. Critical Incidents and the Use of Deadly Force 25. Specialties in Law Enforcement 26. Hate Groups and Hate Crimes 27. Using Force: My First Wrestling Match 28. Why Did You Do Your Job? Now I'll Have to Write You Up! 29. Race, Gender, and theEconomics of Policing 30. Riding the Storm of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 31. Show No Weakness Policing in the Twenty-First-Century-America Notes Index About the Author
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Rowman & Littlefield Changing Times: Transforming Culture and
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Rowman & Littlefield Prepare and Defend: Keep Yourself and Others Safe
Book SynopsisMass Murder Attacks gives readers the insider knowledge unavailable anywhere else that could ultimately save their lives. Mass murders, though they may seem to be a recent phenomenon, actually have a long history in America. Snow gives a short history of mass murders in the United States, showing while mass murders may be more common today; they were hardly unheard of in the past. Almost weekly, it seems the national news media reports another mass murder: a school shooting, a massacre at a country music concert, a rampage at a nursing home. Why is this happening; who carries out these mass murders; how can we survive if caught up in one; and what can be done by our nation to stop them? In Mass Murder Attacks Robert L. Snow answers these tough questions by examining the psychological make-up of mass murderers, allowing the readers to see into the many motivations behind these crimes. He also discusses the various strategies that communities can use to lessen the chances of such events occurring, and what the United States needs to do to prevent these tragedies from continuing. An important aspect of Mass Murder Attacks is showing readers how to spot a likely mass murder before it happens, and how, if caught up in one, to survive it with the right tactics. Because of the increase in the number of mass murders during the past few decades, police departments everywhere have become equipped and trained on how to respond to them. Readers need to know this information as well so that they can be rescued quickly and safely if ever in the face of this kind of situation. Depending on what kind of mass murder event occurs, there are a number of strategies that can significantly lessen a person’s chances of becoming a victim. With the benefit of many years as a police office, as well as response training for mass murder episode, Snow shows readers important strategies and how to use them.
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Rowman & Littlefield Recounting the Anthrax Attacks: Terror, the
Book SynopsisIt was September 18, 2001, just seven days after al-Qaeda hijackers destroyed the Twin Towers. In the early morning darkness, a lone figure dropped several letters into a mailbox. Seventeen days later a Florida journalist died of inhalational anthrax. The death from the rare disease made world news. These anthrax attacks marked the first time a sophisticated biological weapon was released in the United States. It killed five people, disfigured at least 18 more, and launched the largest investigation in the FBI’s history. Recounting the Anthrax Attacks explores the origins of the innovative forensics used in this case, while also explaining their historical context. R. Scott Decker’s team pursued its first suspect with dogged determination before realizing that the evidence did not add up. With renewed energy, they turned to non-traditional forensics—scientific initiatives never before applied to an investigation—as they continued to hunt for clues. These advances formed the new science of microbial forensics, a novel discipline that produced critical leads when traditional methods failed. The new technologies helped identify a second suspect—one who possessed the knowledge and skills to unleash a living weapon of mass destruction. Decker provides the first inside look at how the investigation was conducted, highlighting dramatic turning points as the case progressed until its final solution. Join FBI agents as they race against terror and the ultimate insider threat—a decorated government scientist releasing powders of deadly anthrax. Walk in the steps of these dedicated officers while they pursue numerous forensic leads before more letters can be sent until finally they confront a psychotic killer.Trade Review“Recounting The Anthrax Attacks” by R. Scott Decker, is a riveting, exciting, whodunnit book about what this country's leading law enforcement agency had to do to protect all Americans. . . this book should be a basic, must read book for any student of Biology, DNA Research, Hematology, and Forensics Studies. And every college or university teaching the classics of Biology should have this book available as well. 5 Stars easily! * Reader Views *This is an eye opening account of all that goes into an investigation like this, one that is a threat to all of us. As ordinary citizens we never hear about the hard work that is done to protect us from things like the anthrax threat. Scott Decker did an excellent job both with the investigation and writing about it. -- Marilyn Meredith, author, The Deputy Tempe Crabtree and Rocky Bluff P.D. mystery series; serves on the board of Public Safety Writers AssociationDecker provides a deep and detailed account of how the FBI and other federal agencies used the new field of microbial forensics as well as DNA analysis and other cutting-edge techniques to conduct one of the largest terrorism investigations in the nation's history. His inside knowledge offers something for sleuths and scientists alike. -- Ed Palattella, editor, Erie Times-News; author, A History of Heists: Bank Robbery in America and Pizza Bomber: The Untold Story of America’s Most Shocking Bank RobberyScott Decker gives an unprecedented look inside one of the most important — but least understood — FBI investigations of the modern era. Every page is a real-life 'CSI' episode, a hands-on lesson of what it's like to be inside a cutting-edge, high-profile investigation and the remarkable science the FBI deployed to solve this case. -- Garrett M. Graff, author, Raven Rock and The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller's FBIWith a keen eye for detail, PhD scientist and former FBI agent, Scott Decker, takes the reader deep inside the government’s investigation of the 2001 anthrax letter attacks. -- David Willman, author, The Mirage Man: Bruce Ivins, the Anthrax Attacks and America's Rush to WarA remarkable scientific whodunnit that peels back some of the biggest mysteries surrounding the case known as Amerithrax. From his own experiences as a lead investigator, Scott Decker paints an intimate and chilling portrait of the hunt for the elusive killer behind history’s worst bioterrorist attack. -- Joby Warrick, author, Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS; winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionThe book is fascinating and absolutely authentic — a behind-the-scenes account, never before told in such detail, of the FBI’s forensic detective work into the chilling anthrax bioterror attacks after 9/11. Decker, who ran the “dark biology” part of the FBI’s investigation, recounts how agents and scientists used cutting-edge tools of biology to narrow down the search for the perpetrator and finally focus in on one suspect. I don’t think the world realizes just what the FBI accomplished or how they did it, or the pitfalls and difficulties of the investigation, but Decker tells us the story from the inside. -- Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone and The Demon in the FreezerTable of ContentsChapter 1: Beyond Ground Zero Chapter 2: Second Wave Chapter 3: Under Attack Chapter 4: Denial Chapter 5: A Zillion Spores Chapter 6: Floating through Air Chapter 7: Assault on Brentwood Chapter 8: The Springfield Operation Chapter 9: Persons of Interest Chapter 10: A Forensic Strategy Chapter 11: Collecting Ames Chapter 12: Many Directions Chapter 13: The Ponds Chapter 14: Genetics Chapter 15: Consent to Search Chapter 16: American Eagle Chapter 17: Discrepancy Chapter 18: Midnight Access Chapter 19: US Secret Service Chapter 20: Change of Command Chapter 21: Increased Scrutiny Chapter 22: Inconsistency and Contradiction Chapter 23: Final Resolution Chapter 24: Epilogue
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Rowman & Littlefield Sisyphus No More: The Case for Prison Education
Book SynopsisPrisoners released from our bloated American correctional institutions return to a mostly unwelcoming society where they face onerous post-release challenges. No wonder recidivism is near fifty percent, adding tens of billions of dollars annually to the cost of American prisons. Sisyphus No More is a multifaceted argument for increasing prisoner education and training programs to promote the reintegration into society of returning prisoners and increase the likelihood of their securing living-wage jobs. By greatly reducing recidivism, the programs will pay for themselves several times over. Such programs also humanize the treatment of prisoners and help them escape the fate of Sisyphus, the mythological king condemned to a bitterly repetitive fate. The book has two parts. The first provides background on the American prison system and enumerates the tolls incarceration takes on prisoners, their families, and their communities and the costs released prisoners continue to pay that severely hinder their reintegration. In the second part, the authors set forth compelling psychological, sociological, ethical, and financial grounds for increasing education and training to support the reintegration of released prisoners. The final two chapters report on innovative prison education programs and identify steps toward making education and training a priority in our prisons. Table of ContentsPart One: Understanding the SituationChapter One: Getting our BearingsChapter Two: Who’s in Prison?Chapter Three: The Many Costs of IncarcerationChapter Four: The Tolls of Reentering SocietyChapter Five: Prison Education in the United StatesPart Two: Reducing RecidivismChapter Six: The Psychological Argument: Intrinsic Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Postrelease SuccessChapter Seven: The Sociological Argument: Strengthening CommunitiesChapter Eight: The Ethical Argument: Many Good ConsequencesChapter Nine: The Financial Argument: The ROI of Prison EducationChapter Ten: Today’s Trailblazers in Prison EducationChapter Eleven: Work to Be Done
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Rowman & Littlefield The Crisis in America's Criminal Courts:
Book SynopsisThe Crisis in the American Criminal Courts highlights a variety of problems that judges, prosecutors, and public defenders face within a criminal justice system that is ineffective, unfair, and extraordinarily expensive. While many argue, and I agree, that crushing caseloads and court dockets certainly qualify as a crisis, I suggest there is a much greater crisis in the courts that results in profound downstream effects on criminal justice performance and outcomes. It sounds simple, but the greatest risk faced by the justice system is the lack of time, expertise, and resources for effective decision-making. In this book, I propose a variety of evidence-based reforms that, as a start, provide the key decision-makers with professional clinical experts to accurately assess and advise regarding mitigating the circumstances that bring individuals into the courts. We must rebalance. We need incarceration for those who are too dangerous or violent or who are habitual offenders. For most of the rest, we need to manage risk, but very importantly, it is time to get serious about behavioral change. We need to change the culture of the courthouse and reorient how we think about crime and punishment.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The U.S. Criminal Court SystemChapter 2: Decision Making in the Criminal CourtsChapter 3: The Front End of the Pretrial System: Arrest, Detention, and BailChapter 4: Promising Prosecutors: Reform in the DA’s OfficeChapter 5: Indigent DefenseChapter 6: Rethinking the Adversarial ApproachChapter 7: Putting the Pieces Together: Fundamental Pretrial and Court Reform
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Rowman & Littlefield Policing and Public Trust: Exposing the Inner
Book SynopsisSince its inception in the late nineteenth century, the prevailing ethos of the police institution in Britain, has been said to rest on Sir Robert Peel’s mantra of 1829 that ‘the police are the public and the public are the police’. This refrain, of policing by consent, has constantly been challenged and no more so than in recent years. Whilst public views of policing in Britain maintain a constant level of trust, according to opinion polls, little attention is given as to why 40% of the population remain mistrustful of policing services. Though much of this book is confined to police operations in the United Kingdom, especially with regard to the narratives of those whose interviews were transcribed as case studies, the extent to which the modern police service sets itself apart from the public (and is therefore non-consensual) is shown in policing practices across the globe, from the United States to Australia. With stories from people on the front line, who have been targeted by police, Dr. Eccy de Jonge examines how police agencies’ self-referential attitude – their “inner uniform” – may lead to bias in policing investigations, a breakdown in social order, and a lack of public trust. This is exacerbated by police officers using their power of discretion to subdue a right to criticism. Victims and complainants are routinely discredited by policing agencies around the globe and the inner workings of this public institution are failing those who rely upon it the most.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Discrediting Victims and ComplainantsDiscrediting TacticsIdentifying the Subject HillsboroughAnti Social Behaviour: The Story of KayPolice AttitudesChapter 2: The Meaning of Bias in Police InvestigationsImplicit BiasConfirmation BiasThe Reid Technique Miscarriages of Justice and Wrongful ArrestAvoiding Bias: Resolutions and SuggestionsChapter 3: Covert PolicingSpycops Covert Records and Databases Police and Family Liaison OfficersCovert Diagnoses: Case Studies Chapter 4: Road Deaths Police Investigations into Road DeathsTestaments of Victims Policing AttitudesChapter 5: Police Support Networks Coroners, Inquests and PathologistsThe Crown Prosecution Service Case Study: A False Charge of RapeChapter 6: Accountability: A Grey AreaThe Police Complaints SystemRespondentsPublic RelationsPolicing CultureConclusion
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Rowman & Littlefield Changing Times: Transforming Culture and
Book SynopsisMany times, the police are the first to respond to an individual in crisis; even those involving mentally ill. While we see evidence of positive change, there are still shortcomings when it comes to criminal justice response in the behavioral health system. There is a lack of access, availability, continuity, coordination, and responsiveness. But we see accomplishments to changes in attitudes and behaviors, through such programs like Crisis Intervention Specialist Training, CIT Training and Mental Health First Aid which have been well received. Changing Times: Transforming Culture and Behaviors for Law Enforcement proposes a shift to divert those in a behavioral health crisis away from incarceration and into treatment, as well as invites Law Enforcement intervention away from the criminal justice system and into treatment. The authors successfully blend the theoretical with hands-on experience throughout the book, enabling the reader to understand the influences of Law Enforcement’s tradition and other forces that drive attitudes, culture and behavior and how to bring change. The additional and difficult task ahead is to bring about systemic change in culture and a concurrent change in attitudes and behaviors. Changing Times proves to be the reliable and accessible reference for those intent on bringing change to the vital effort of diversion.
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Rowman & Littlefield Fixing Legal Injustice in America: The Case for a
Book SynopsisThe United States needs someone who represents the poor and disenfranchised. Someone who has a seat at the table for any discussions of policy, funding, or priorities in the administration of justice. The United States needs a Defender General. In these times of reckoning—at last—with America’s original sin of slavery and racist policies, with police misconduct, and with mass-incarceration, many in our country ask, “What can we do?”In this powerful and insightful book, Andrea D. Lyon explicates what is wrong with the criminal justice system through clients’ stories and historical perspective, and makes the compelling case for the need for reform at the center of the system; not just its edges. Lyon, suggests that we should create an office of the Defender General of the United States and give it the same level of importance as the Attorney General and the Solicitor General. Such an office would not be held by someone who represents law enforcement, or corporate America, but rather by someone who represents and advocates for accused individuals, collectively before the powers that be. A Defender General would raise his or her voice against injustices like those involving the unnecessary killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, or the Texas Supreme Court’s refusal to let an innocent man, cleared by DNA, out of prison. The United States needs a Defender General.Table of ContentsChapter 1: You Have a Right to An Attorney—Kind ofChapter 2: The System Isn’t Broken; It Was Built This WayChapter 3: [Un]equal Justice: Racism’s Thumb on the ScalesChapter 4: The Inequality Tax: The Economic Case for Criminal Justice ReformChapter 5: The War on Us: Laws that Caused Mass IncarcerationChapter 6: What a Defender General’s Office Can Mean
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Rowman & Littlefield Sisyphus No More: The Case for Prison Education
Book SynopsisPrisoners released from our bloated American correctional institutions return to a mostly unwelcoming society where they face onerous post-release challenges. No wonder recidivism is near fifty percent, adding tens of billions of dollars annually to the cost of American prisons. Sisyphus No More is a multifaceted argument for increasing prisoner education and training programs to promote the reintegration into society of returning prisoners and increase the likelihood of their securing living-wage jobs. By greatly reducing recidivism, the programs will pay for themselves several times over. Such programs also humanize the treatment of prisoners and help them escape the fate of Sisyphus, the mythological king condemned to a bitterly repetitive fate. The book has two parts. The first provides background on the American prison system and enumerates the tolls incarceration takes on prisoners, their families, and their communities and the costs released prisoners continue to pay that severely hinder their reintegration. In the second part, the authors set forth compelling psychological, sociological, ethical, and financial grounds for increasing education and training to support the reintegration of released prisoners. The final two chapters report on innovative prison education programs and identify steps toward making education and training a priority in our prisons. Trade ReviewThe authors describe innovative practices that government and educational institutions might implement to expand opportunities and improve the effectiveness of prison education. Key elements of the argument stress that educating prisoners reduces recidivism, reduced recidivism decreases the prison population and saves money, the money saved exceeds that spent on prison education, and that excess money can be used for projects that benefit all segments of society. This book will interest policy makers and researchers as well as students and researchers in fields spanning education, criminal justice, and sociology. Recommended. All levels. * Choice Reviews *Table of ContentsPart One: Understanding the SituationChapter One: Getting our BearingsChapter Two: Who’s in Prison?Chapter Three: The Many Costs of IncarcerationChapter Four: The Tolls of Reentering SocietyChapter Five: Prison Education in the United StatesPart Two: Reducing RecidivismChapter Six: The Psychological Argument: Intrinsic Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Postrelease SuccessChapter Seven: The Sociological Argument: Strengthening CommunitiesChapter Eight: The Ethical Argument: Many Good ConsequencesChapter Nine: The Financial Argument: The ROI of Prison EducationChapter Ten: Today’s Trailblazers in Prison EducationChapter Eleven: Work to Be Done
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Rowman & Littlefield The Crisis in America's Criminal Courts:
Book SynopsisThe Crisis in America's Criminal Courts highlights a variety of problems that judges, prosecutors, and public defenders face within a criminal justice system that is ineffective, unfair, and extraordinarily expensive. While many argue, and I agree, that crushing caseloads and court dockets certainly qualify as a crisis, I suggest there is a much greater crisis in the courts that results in profound downstream effects on criminal justice performance and outcomes. It sounds simple, but the greatest risk faced by the justice system is the lack of time, expertise, and resources for effective decision-making. In this book, I propose a variety of evidence-based reforms that, as a start, provide the key decision-makers with professional clinical experts to accurately assess and advise regarding mitigating the circumstances that bring individuals into the courts. We must rebalance. We need incarceration for those who are too dangerous or violent or who are habitual offenders. For most of the rest, we need to manage risk, but very importantly, it is time to get serious about behavioral change. We need to change the culture of the courthouse and reorient how we think about crime and punishment.Trade ReviewFew would argue that the U.S. criminal justice system is fit for purpose. In 2016, it employed more than 2.1 million people and cost $240 billion, yet recidivism rates remain stubbornly high. Kelly argues that the tough-on-crime policies advocated by many states and district attorneys must be replaced with smart-on-crime, evidence-based reforms. He believes that prosecutorial discretion lies at the heart of reform and that by transforming decision making, prosecutors could effect change; he writes that pretrial and courtroom decisions are particularly ripe for reform. As more progressive prosecutors are elected, Kelly sees hope for meaningful change that focuses less on retributive justice and more on behavioral change models that acknowledge social circumstances associated with crime. He stresses that a key step is identifying criminality and developing assessment and intervention plans, rather than relying on case processing and intuitive decision making, which often allow judges to fall prey to their own biases, including racial bias. Replete with statistics and references, this engaging, compelling book will appeal to both lay and professional readers. * Library Journal *Table of ContentsChapter 1: The U.S. Criminal Court SystemChapter 2: Decision Making in the Criminal CourtsChapter 3: The Front End of the Pretrial System: Arrest, Detention, and BailChapter 4: Promising Prosecutors: Reform in the DA’s OfficeChapter 5: Indigent DefenseChapter 6: Rethinking the Adversarial ApproachChapter 7: Putting the Pieces Together: Fundamental Pretrial and Court Reform
£18.04
Basic Books Pleading Out: How Plea Bargaining Creates a
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