Sarah Koon-Magnin, Ryan J Williams

The Us Criminal Justice System

A Reference Handbook

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"This wide-ranging resource provides an authoritative overview of the criminal justice system in America, including its history, legal and philosophical foundations, dimensions of racial and economic inequality, and insights into daily life inside America's complex court and correctional systems"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781440879623
• ISBN-10: 1440879621
• Artikelnr.: 68681810

Autorenporträt

Sarah Koon-Magnin is associate professor of political science and criminal justice at the University of South Alabama, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Chapter 1: Background and History Introduction Criminal Law in the
United States The United States Criminal Justice System Funnel of Criminal
Justice Goals of the Criminal Justice System Weighing Individual Rights vs.
Public Order/Security Crime Data Policing in the United States State and
Local Law Enforcement Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Law Enforcement
Collaboration Law Enforcement and the Law Warrants Detention, Arrest, and
Miranda Courts in the United States Jurisdiction and Organization of U.S.
Courts Federal Court Jurisdiction, Structure, and Organization State Courts
Jurisdiction, Structure, and Organization State Judicial Selection The
Attorneys: Prosecutors and Public Defenders Pre-Trial Activities The Trial
Process Sentencing Corrections in the United States The Development of
Corrections Early Prison Reform Efforts Correctional Facilities
Correctional Officers Juvenile Justice System Conclusion Chapter 2:
Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Introduction Current Issues in
Policing Racial Disparities in Criminal Justice Outcomes Police
Accountability Body-Worn Cameras Forensic Science Current Issues in the
Criminal Courts Pretrial Issues, Bail Reform, and Grand Jury Reform
Money/Cash Bail Grand Juries Prosecutorial Discretion and Plea Bargaining
Indigent Defense/Public Defenders' Offices Politics and the Judiciary
Current Issues in Corrections Private Prisons Solitary Confinement Reentry
Issues, including Felon Disenfranchisement Restorative Justice Issues in
the Treatment of Crime Victims Sexual Assault Kit Initiative
Trauma-Informed Care Sources Chapter 3: Perspectives Two Measures of Crime
in the United States by Rachel E. Morgan Racial Bias and the Dual Purpose
of Traffic Stops by Alexander Love Case Clearance by Scott M. Walfield and
Cassidy Fitz-Randolph Inside a Drug Court by Joyce Morrissette Advocacy by
Laury Rowland Chapter 4: Profiles Historical Development August Vollmer
George Kelling Zebulon Brockway and the Elmira Reformatory Edwin Sutherland
Moments of Significant Change The Warren Court and the Due Process
Revolution Crime Victims Rights Movement Angela Davis and Ruth Wilson
Gilmore Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) Department
of Homeland Security Organizations Related to the Criminal Justice System
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Innocence Project.
Death Penalty Innocence Project Sentencing-Related Organizations Sources
Chapter 5: Data and Documents Data Areas in the Criminal Justice System in
which Discretion is Exercised Rate of Property Crime from 1985 to 2020 Rate
of Violent Crime from 1985 to 2020 Total Number of Incarcerated persons
1978 through 2019 State and Local Expenditures on Criminal Justice Per
Capita, 2021 Reasons Respondents Chose to Report Violent Victimization to
Police Reasons Respondents Chose to Report Property Victimization to Police
Reasons Respondents Chose Not to Report Violent Victimization to Police
Reasons Respondents Chose Not to Report Property Victimization to Police
Recidivism Rates Following Release from Prison Treatment Courts in the
United States Felon Disenfranchisement Laws by State Public Defender Crisis
in the United States Documents The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United
States The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States The
Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States The USA PATRIOT
Act First Step Act of 2018 Mapp v. Ohio Gideon v. Wainwright Miranda v.
Arizona Excerpt from the Interview Protocol for the NCVS Chapter 6:
Resources Chapter 7: Chronology Glossary About the Authors Index