Joseph L. Victor, Joanne Naughton

Annual Editions: Criminal Justice 04/05

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Produktbeschreibung

This twenty-eighth edition of Annual Editions: Criminal Justice is a collection of articles from the best of the public press. The topics discussed are: crime and justice in America; victimology; the police; the judicial system; juvenile justice; and punishment and corrections. Our student website, Dushkin Online (www.dushkin.com/online/), is designed to support Annual Editions titles.

Produktdetails

• Annual Editions: Criminal Just
• Verlag: Dushkin Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: April 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 207mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 508g
• ISBN-13: 9780072874358
• ISBN-10: 007287435X
• Artikelnr.: 20969771

Inhaltsangabe

UNIT 1. Crime and Justice in America 1. What Is the Sequence of Events in the Criminal Justice System?
Report to the Nation on Crime and Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics
January 1998 This report reveals that the response to crime is a complex process
involving citizens as well as many agencies
levels
and branches of government. 2. The Road to September 11
Evan Thomas
Newsweek
October 1
2001 For a decade
America has been fighting a losing war against terrorism. This article chronicles the missed clues and missteps in a manhunt that is far from over. 3. Global Trends in Crime
Gene Stephens
The Futurist
May/June 2003 This article makes the point that while crime varies around the world
as statistics show
new tactics have proved effective in the United States. To keep crime in check in the twenty-first century
we’ll need to get smarter
not just tougher. 4. The FBI’s Cyber-Crime Crackdown
Simson Garfinkel
Technology Review
November 2002 On one side
teen hackers and corrupt employees; on the other
the FBI’s computer-crime-fighting units. According to Simson Garfinkle
the U.S. government’s first line of defense against cybercrime and cyberterrorism is the FBI’s Computer Crime Squads
which form the heart of its new Cyber Division. 5. Crime and Punishment
David Finkel
Washington Post National Weekly Edition
December 9–15
2002 For Nigeria’s Muslims
the Islamic code provides swift
certain judgment. This report from Nigeria explains how conduct
for which there are no criminal penalties for its Christians
may have severe penalties for many of its Muslims. 6. Enough Is Enough
Clifton Leaf
Fortune
March 18
2002 Of all the factors that lead to corporate crime
none comes close to the role of top management in tolerating and even shaping a culture that allows for it. Accounting fraud often starts this way
and prosecutors can make these crimes too complicated. According to Clifton Leaf
they can be boiled down to basic lying
cheating
and stealing. 7. Trust and Confidence in Criminal Justice
Lawrence W. Sherman
National Institute of Justice Journal
Number 248
2002 The criminal justice system is a paradox of progress. It is less corrupt
brutal
and racially unfair than it has been in the past. It has also become more effective
with greater diversity in its staffing. Yet Americans today have less confidence in the criminal justice system than in many other institutions. 8. So You Want to Be a Serial-Murderer Profiler …
John Randolph Fuller
The Chronicle of Higher Education
December 7
2001 John Randolph Fuller helps to guide his students by sketching out the various career options that are available in criminal justice. While it may sound exciting
being a serial-murderer profiler is not a realistic option for most students. UNIT 2. Victimology 9. Ordering Restitution to the Crime Victim
OVC Legal Series
November 2002 This bulletin provides an overview of state laws addressing the rights of victims to receive court-ordered restitution from offenders in criminal cases. 10. Murder Victim Family Members Who Oppose Executions Cite Bias
Criminal Justice Newsletter
Volume 32
Number 19 Murder victims’ family members who oppose the death penalty are often treated badly and illegally by criminal justice officials because they are seen as thwarting the government’s intention to seek the death penalty
accoarding to an association of such victims. 11. Telling the Truth About Damned Lies and Statistics
Joel Best
The Chronicle of Higher Education
May 4
2001 We should not ignore all statistics or assume that every number is false. Some statistics are bad
but others are useful. Joel Best thinks that we need good statistics to talk sensibly about social problems. 12. Violence and the Remaking of a Self
Susan J. Brison
The Chronicle of Higher Education
January 18
2002 The horror and violence associated with the crime of rape is clearly evident in the words of Susan Brison as she describes her victimization
attempts at coping with the aftereffects
and the eventual remaking of herself into a survivor of this terrible crime. 13. Prosecutors
Kids
and Domestic Violence Cases
Debra Whitcomb
National Institute of Justice Journal
Number 248
2002 The results of new research strongly suggest that prosecutors can bring together people with disparate views and hammer out ways to overcome distrust and conflict toward a common goal: protection of battered women and their children. 14. Strengthening Antistalking Statutes
OVC Legal Series
January 2002 Stalking is a crime of intimidation. Stalkers harass and even terrorize through conduct that causes fear and substantial emotional distress in their victims. Work must be done in the future to better protect stalking victims by strengthening antistalking laws
according to this U.S. Department of Justice report. 15. Teenagers At Greatest Risk For Violent Victimization; Teen Victims More Likely To Be Offenders
NCJA Justice Bulletin
October 2002 The victimization of teenagers in America has gone largely unrecognized. After years of focusing on juvenile offenders
it is time to shift our attention to the plight of juvenile victims. UNIT 3. The Police 16. The NYPD’s War On Terror
Craig Horowitz
Newyorkmetro.com
February 3
2003 Frustrated by the lack of help from Washington since September 11th
police commissioner Ray Kelly has created his own versions of the CIA and the FBI within the department
with officers being stationed globally. We will know if he has succeeded
says Craig Horowitz
if nothing happens. 17. Racial Profiling and Its Apologists
Tim Wise
Z Magazine
March 2002 Racial profiling cannot be justified on the basis of general crime rate data. But
according to Tim Wise
“unless and until the stereotypes that underlie [it] are attacked and exposed as a fraud
the practice will likely continue….” The fact remains that the typical offender in violent crime categories is white. 18. Early Warning Systems: Responding to the Problem Police Officer
Samuel Walker
Geoffrey P. Alpert
and Dennis J. Kenney
National Institute of Justice Journal
July 2001 Problem police officers are well known to their peers
their supervisors
and the public
but little is done about them. A study shows that an early-warning system may have a dramatic effect on reducing citizen complaints. 19. How Science Solves Crimes
Jeffrey Kluger
Time
October 21
2002 From ballistics to DNA evidence
forensic scientists are revolutionizing police work—on TV and in reality. And just in time because now
more than ever in history
officials have the skills to catch a slippery killer or clear a condemned prisoner. 20. Ethics and Criminal Justice: Some Observations on Police Misconduct
Bryan Byers
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Today
September/October 2000 Bryan Byers discusses police misconduct in terms of ethical violations as well as police departments’ responses to such behavior. 21. Cold Case Squads: Leaving No Stone Unturned
Ryan Turner and Rachel Kosa
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs
U.S. Dept. of Justice
July 2003 A cold case squad may be a viable option for a police department that is plagued by a significant number of unsolved murders
especially if there is a decline in new murder cases freeing up the resources to begin investigating old cases. 22. The Blue Plague of American Policing
Robert A. Fox
Law Enforcement News
May 15/31
2003 Cops are unhappy which may lead to the reason why they commit suicide three times more often than other Americans. Cops suffer more depression
divorce more
and drink more. Police officers feel estranged from their departments and from a public that is eager to find a scapegoat for its own problems. UNIT 4. The Judicial System 23. Jury Consulting on Trial
D. W. Miller
The Chronicle of Higher Education
November 23
2001 The notion of “scientific jury selection” took hold in the early 1970s; since then
however
scholars have found little evidence that social science makes a big difference in jury selection. Furthermore
even if research offered lawyers a wealth of predictive information
they would not always be able to use it as they do not have complete control over jury selection. 24. You As An Expert Witness
Frank J. MacHovec
PI Magazine
March/April 2003 Expert witnesses are permitted to analyze
compare and interpret facts to provide an opinion in court that is important to the case. The expectation is that the testimony will be unbiased and based on professional standards
without taking sides. Still
some experts have been accused of being bought or paid off. 25. Jury Duty: When History and Life Coincide
Elisabeth I. Perry
The Chronicle of Higher Education
October 25
2002 Women no longer get an automatic pass when it comes to jury duty. In a recent trial
the gender and racial politics of the jury’s deliberations proved determinative to the trial’s outcome. 26. Looking Askance at Eyewitness Testimony
D. W. Miller
The Chronicle of Higher Education
February 25
2000 Eyewitness identification often leads to the conviction of innocent people. In this article
psychologists offer advice on how to handle such evidence. 27. Justice & Antonin Scalia
Julia Vitullo-Martin
Commonweal
March 28
2003 The author of this article sketches a picture of a Supreme Court justice who can be provocative and even shocking on race
and combative on issues that usually call for compassion
such as the death penalty. UNIT 5. Juvenile Justice 28. Sentencing Guidelines and the Transformation of Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century
Daniel P. Mears
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
February 2002 The past decade witnessed dramatic changes to juvenile justice in America
changes that have altered the focus and administration of juvenile justice in the twenty-first century. 29. Hard-Time Kids
Sasha Abramsky
The American Prospect
August 27
2001 Sasha Abramsky points out in this article that handing down adult prison sentences to juvenile criminals is not solving their problems—or ours. 30. Gangs in Middle America: Are They a Threat?
David M. Allender
FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin
December 2001 No city
town
or neighborhood is totally immune from the threat of gangs. Prevention requires that communities provide young people with options that will lead them away from a gang lifestyle. 31. Trouble With the Law
Tina Susman
Newsday
August 22
2002 In this article
Tina Susman demonstrates that parents and civic groups decry a system that treats juveniles as adults. 32. Doubting the System
Tina Susman
Newsday
August 21
2002 Laws on juveniles stir debate over punishment and racism
according to author Tina Susman in this news piece. UNIT 6. Punishment and Corrections 33. Kicking Out the Demons by Humanizing the Experience—An Interview With Anthony Papa
Preston Peet
Drugwar.com
May 1
2002 Anthony Papa is an artist and activist who uses his art to promote prison and drug-war reform. He was arrested in a drug sting operation in 1985 and served 12 years in Sing Sing prison for his first offense
under the Rockefeller drug laws
before being granted clemency. 34. Trends in State Parole
Timothy A. Hughes
Doris James Wilson
and Alan J. Beck
Perspectives
Summer 2002 According to the authors
the more things change
the more they stay the same in parole issues. 35. War On Whom?
Susanna Thomas
Friends Journal
October 2002 There are better approaches to the criminal justice system than the death penalty and increasing prison populations. Susanna Thomas reports that most states have drastically cut funds for education
drug rehab and job training in prisons
and early release for good behavior
all programs that could have helped prisoners adjust to the outside. 36. Correctional Boot Camps: Lessons From A Decade of Research
Dale G. Parent
National Institute of Justice Journal
June 2003 Despite a decade of popularity
boot camps as an alternative sanction have had difficulty meeting these correctional objectives: reducing recidivism
prison populations
and operating costs. 37. The Ultimate Penalty
Richard Muti
FDU Magazine
Fall/Winter 2002 Courts are exhibiting a new-found willingness to chip away at capital punishment
and the public’s enthusiasm for the death penalty also seems to be waning. This article explores the possibility that innocent people may be sentenced to death
in light of the recent spate of overturned convictions.