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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Making Sense of Criminal Justice distinguishes itself by expanding its focus on evidence-based practices. The use of the due process and crime control models gives students a framework to organize their way of considering policy issues. I would adopt this text because of the concise yet thorough manner in which the authors approach each policy topic."--Richard Hough, University of West Florida "A comprehensive review of relevant current public policy, Making Sense of Criminal Justice goes into sufficient depth yet is succinct enough to relate important information in a clear, concise manner. The style is easy to read and understand and does not get too technical for students. The text covers relevant areas including police use of force and sentencing policies like three-strikes legislation, gun control, death-penalty legislation, juvenile crime, and much more."--Rebecca Loftus, Arizona State University "This text focuses on research while also providing a historical and social/cultural overview of many different policies."--Sheryl Van Horne, Eastern University
Table of ContentsPreface: SECTION 1. CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY Chapter 1. The Politics and Policy Dichotomy The Role of Politics in the Administration of Justice Sources of Law Public Policy and the Policymaking Process Politics and Legislative Processes and Functions Criminal Justice Policymaking Chapter 2. Crime Control Versus Due Process The Crime Control Model The Due Process Model The Practical Differences Between the Models Crime Control Model Policies Due Process Model Policies SECTION 2. LAW ENFORCEMENT ISSUES Chapter 3. Understanding Criminal Justice Policy Challenges to Rational Criminal Justice Policies Research and Criminal Justice Policy Stakeholders and Their Influence Chapter 4. The Search for a Guiding Philosophy of Policing The Evolution of American Policing Stages of Police Development The Political Era (1820s-1940s) Reform Transition (Late 1800s-Early 1900s) The Professional Era (1940-1970) Days of Protest: Another Transition (Mid-1960s-Mid-1970s) The Community Policing Era (1970-2010) Community Policing Search for a New Philosophy of Policing (2010 to Present) Evidence-Based Policing Intelligence-led Policing Mission-based Policing Smart Policing Women in Policing Chapter 5. Police and the Use of Force Background Defining the Terms Police and Citizen Interactions Influences on the Use of Force Laws: Policies: Training: Departmental Practice or Police Culture: The Characteristics of Individual Officers: High-Speed Pursuits as Deadly Force Less-Than-Lethal Force Police Officer Deaths Police Shootings of Civilians Remedies for Unauthorized Use of Force Chapter 6. Gun Control Perceptions of the Gun Violence Problem Gun Violence Firearms Legislation Regulating the Types of Firearms: Legislating Access to Firearms: Controlling Firearms Use: Effectiveness of Gun Control Legislation Police Interventions to Reduce Illegal Gun Use SECTION 3. JUSTICE FOR ALL, OR JUST FOR SOME? Chapter 7. Sentencing Mass Imprisonment Getting Tough Indeterminate to Determinate Sentencing Prosecutors and Plea Bargaining Sentencing Guidelines Mandatory Minimum Sentences Three-Strikes Legislation Truth-in-Sentencing Chapter 8. Race, Ethnicity, and Justice Decision Making in the Criminal Justice System Arrest: Juvenile Detention and Incarceration: Prosecution: Adjudication: Sentencing: Punishment: Chapter 9. Gender and Justice Women as Offenders in the Criminal Justice System Arrests: Detention: Prosecution and Adjudication: Criminal Sanctions: Treatment and Rehabilitation Resources: Women as Crime Victims Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, and Crime Chapter 10. Wrongful Convictions Miscarriages of Justice Scope of the Problem Eyewitness Misidentification False Confessions and Incriminating Statements Incentivized Informants Unvalidated or Improper Forensic Science Misconduct Ineffective Assistance of Counsel SECTION 4. THE CHALLENGES OF CORRECTING LAW-VIOLATING BEHAVIOR Chapter 11. What Are the Alternatives to Incarceration? Supervising Offenders in the Community Specialized Courts Drug Diversion Programs Enhanced Probation Reducing Jail Populations Parole Chapter 12. Putting the Brakes on Correctional Populations Imprisonment and Crime Control The Direct Costs of Incarceration Indirect Costs of Incarceration Rehabilitating Prisoners Privatization Chapter 13. The Death Penalty The Current State of the Death Penalty Capital Punishment in America: Evolving Conditions and Practices Support for the Death Penalty The Death Penalty Today Capital Punishment Policy Chapter 14. Responding to Youth Crime Youth Crime Trends Explaining the Youth Crime Drop Cycles of Juvenile Justice Models for Reducing Youth Crime Noninterventionist Model: Rehabilitation Model: Crime Control Model: Evidence-Based Interventions SECTION 5. PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE FUTURE Chapter 15. Security Versus Liberty in the 21st Century Federal Legislation The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act: The USA PATRIOT Act: Homeland Security Security Versus Privacy and Liberty Technology and the Debate Over Privacy Video Surveillance: Police Technologies: Fusion Centers: The Changing Legal Environment Chapter 16. Making Sense of Criminal Justice Looking Forward Police: Courts: Corrections: Do Vested Interests Stifle Criminal Justice Reform? Criminal Justice in the 21st Century Case Index: Author Index: Subject Index:
