Carolyn Boyes-Watson

Crime and Justice

Learning through Cases

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Produktbeschreibung

Crime and Justice offers a comprehensive introduction to the U.S. criminal justice system through fifteen case studies. Each chapter opens with a compelling case, and then teaches core concepts and critical issues. The third edition has been revised and streamlined and features new material on race, the war on drugs, police violence, and more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Third Edition
• Seitenzahl: 474
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 1230g
• ISBN-13: 9781538106891
• ISBN-10: 1538106892
• Artikelnr.: 49459715

Autorenporträt

Carolyn Boyes-Watson is professor of sociology and director for the Center for Restorative Justice at Suffolk University. She is co-author of Youth, Crime, and Justice: Learning through Cases. Susan T. Krumholz is professor in the Department of Crime and Justice Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Part I - Exploring Crime and Justice Chapter 1: Crime, Law and
Justice Case #1: A 17th Century Crime Wave: The Salem Witch Trials Chapter
2: The Justice Process Case #2: A "Run of the Mill" Crime Chapter 3: The
Struggle for Justice Case #3: The Scottsboro Trials Part II - Crime and the
Law Chapter 4: Understanding The Crime Picture Case # 4: Can Corporations
Commit Murder? The Prosecution of Ford Motor Company Chapter 5: Principles
of the Criminal Law Case #5: Accident or Homicide?: The Shooting of Yoshi
Hattori Chapter 6: Understanding Victims in The Criminal Justice System
Case #6: Facing the Demons: Making Amends for Drunk Driving Part III -
Policing in a Democratic Society Chapter 7: Police and The Law Case #7:
Security or Dignity: Rosa at the Border Chapter 8: Policing in the 21st
Century: Past, Present and Future Case #8: The Thin Blue Line: Rodney King
and the LAPD Chapter 9: The Impact of 9/11 on Civil Liberties and Law
Enforcement Case #9: False Patriots: The Oklahoma City Bombing and the
Politics of Fear Part IV - Courts and American Justice Chapter 10: The
Structure of The American Judiciary Case #10: It's Never Too Late for
Justice: The Prosecution of Edgar Ray Killen Chapter 11: Trials, Juries and
Judgment Case #11: America in Black and White: The Celebrity Trial of O.J.
Simpson Chapter 12: The Workings of the Court Case #12: Bargaining for
Justice: Bordenkircher v. HayesPart V - Punishment and Social Inequality
Chapter 13: The Justice of Sentencing Case #13: The Crime of Punishment:
The Story of Kemba Smith Chapter 14: Inside the Prison World Case #14:
Surviving Time: The Case of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Chapter 15: Community
and Corrections Case #15: Making Parole in California