John L. Worrall

Crime Control in America

What Works?

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Produktbeschreibung

For courses in crime prevention, introduction to criminal justice, and criminal justice policy. Balanced, comprehensive introduction to crime control Crime Control in America: What Works? provides comprehensive coverage of what works in policing, prosecution, courts, and legislative methods of crime control. It also moves beyond the justice system and examines the effectiveness of crime control at the individual, family, school, and community levels. Finally, it covers environmental criminology and explanations of large-scale crime trends. The 4th edition includes new sections covering the most current and controversial topics in crime control, including the alleged Ferguson effect, immigration enforcement, raising the age of majority, and mass shootings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 201mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 676g
• ISBN-13: 9780134848181
• ISBN-10: 0134848187
• Artikelnr.: 49444017

Autorenporträt

John L. Worrall is Professor of Criminology and Director of the MS Program in Justice Administration and Leadership (JAL) at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). Both his MA (criminal justice) and PhD (political science) were received from Washington State University, where he graduated in 1999. Dr. Worrall has published articles and book chapters on a variety of topics ranging from legal issues in policing to crime measurement, having been ranked one of the most prolific sole and lead authors in the discipline. He has also authored a number of other popular books, including Introduction to Criminal Justice (with Larry Siegel) and Criminal Procedure: From First Contact to Appeal. Dr. Worrall is Executive Director of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and continues to serve as editor of the journal Police Quarterly, a position he has held since 2008.

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: Identifying and Evaluating Crime Control
Crime Control and Prevention The Crime Problem in America Types of Crimes
The Ever-Expanding Criminal Law Incidence of Crime Costs of Crime and
Criminals Is Fear of Crime Worse Than Crime Itself? Approaches, Not Just
Policies Laws Official Policies, Written and Unwritten Unofficial
Approaches On the Importance of Definitions Defining the Crime Problem
Defining the Solution Defining the Desired Outcome Evaluating Success: An
Impossible Task? The Hard and Soft Sciences The Elusive Criminal Justice
Experiment You Can Prove Anything with Statistics Qualitative and
Quantitative Research Macro- and Micro-Level Crime Control Displacement and
Diffusion Measuring Displacement and Diffusion The Tentative Nature of
Scientific Knowledge The Measures Used When New Data Become Available
Alternative Settings: The Generalization Problem Other Concerns Funding and
Political Priorities Academic Crusaders and Bandwagon Science
Evidence-Based Justice Effective Does Not Always Mean Best A Preview of the
Book Guns and Drugs: The Real Attention Getters Summary Notes Chapter 2:
Crime Control Perspectives Operational Perspectives Due Process and Crime
Control Due Process Values Crime Control Values System and Nonsystem A
Well-Oiled Machine? A Disorganized Mess? The Funnel Model of Justice The
Criminal Justice Wedding Cake Political Perspectives Liberals and
Conservatives Causes of Crime Consequences of Crime for Society What Should
Be Done About Crime? Consensus and Conflict Causes of Crime Consequences of
Crime for Society What Should Be Done About Crime? Other Perspectives Faith
and Fact Crime Control and Revenue Generation Politics and Ivory Towers
Goals of Crime Control Deterrence General and Specific Deterrence Absolute
and Marginal Deterrence