Description
Book SynopsisToday's criminal justice system is the product of adjustments and reappraisals of policies and practices of the past. The Past Present, and Future of American Criminal Justice highlights how criminal justice has changed and how it continues to change. It brings together three sections: on police, courts, and corrections. Each section contains a historical case study chapter, a chapter on the contemporary patterns, and a chapter of informed speculations on future trends. Altogether The Past, Present and Future gives an excellent overview the everchanging U.S. criminal justice system.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 A Sociological Introduction to American Criminal Justice Chapter 2 The Police in the 1800s: A Four-City Analysis Chapter 3 Current Issues in Policing Chapter 4 The Future of Policing: From a War Model to a Peace Model Chapter 5 The Criminal Courts in "Young America": Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1820-60 with Some Comparisons to Massachusetts and South Carolina Chapter 6 The Politics of the American Court System with a Special Emphasis on the Supreme Court Chapter 7 The Future of American Courts Chapter 8 From Pardon to Parole Chapter 9 Contemporary Corrections in the United States Chapter 10 Two Futures for American Corrections
