The Public Policy Of Crime And Criminal Justice

by Marion, Nancy E.; Oliver, Willard M.

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9780131137691

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0131137697

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7/11/2005

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Prentice Hall

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"The Public Policy of Crime and Criminal Justice" represents a solid understanding of public policy, then describes each of the various actors in the public policy process at the federal, state and local level. It then specifically applies the public policy concepts to crimial justice (police, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice) and presents a "real-world" case study to convey how all of these facets of the public policy process come together to create new crime policy in the United States.Presents the public policy material in a simplified manner - No need to have a grounding in the public policy field./Contains numerous boxes highlighting the material - Enhances the readability, emphasizes points with real work examples.An excellent tool for those looking to get into the crime policy field. The benefit being an understanding of how the public policy process works and who the various stakeholders are in the process of crafting crime policy in the United States.

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

xiii

Part 1 The Criminal Justice Policy Process

(94)

Criminal Justice and Public Policy

(34)

Introduction

(1)

The Politics of Crime in America

(2)

Crime Perceptions

(3)

Crime Reality

(7)

Politicalization of Crime

(2)

History of Crime Policy in America

(5)

Definitions Regarding Crime Policy in America

(5)

Why Criminal Justice Policy Studies?

(1)

Conclusion

(6)

Criminal Justice Ideology

(30)

Introduction

(1)

Major Models of the Criminal Justice System

(5)

Major Goals of the Criminal Justice System

(6)

Formation of Ideology

(2)

Liberal Ideology

(3)

Conservative Ideology

(2)

Political Parties and Ideology

(5)

Policy Implications

(2)

Conclusion

(3)

The Criminal Justice Policy Process

(29)

Introduction

(1)

Policy Participants

(6)

Policy Models

(6)

Public Policy Process

(7)

Public Policy Types

(2)

Substantive versus Symbolic Policies

(1)

Crime and the Policy Dilemma

(1)

Conclusion

(4)

Part 2 The Criminal Justice Policy Actors

(234)

The Executive Branches

(52)

Introduction

(1)

U.S. Presidents and Crime Control Policy

(11)

The History of Presidents and Crime Policy

109

(8)

The President's Agenda and Crime Policy

117

(13)

State Government: Governors

130

(2)

Local Government: Mayors

132

(2)

Executive Role in the Policy Process

134

(2)

Conclusion

136

(12)

Legislative Branches

148

(42)

Introduction

150

(1)

Federalization of Crime

150

(4)

Federal Legislature: Congress

154

(16)

State Legislatures

170

(11)

Local Governments

181

(5)

Conclusion

186

(4)

Judiciary

190

(40)

Introduction

192

(1)

Function of Courts

192

(2)

Organization of the Courts

194

(7)

The Process of Judicial Selection

201

(5)

Federal Court System

206

(13)

State Courts

219

(5)

Local Courts

224

(1)

Court Bureaucracies

225

(1)

Conclusion

225

(5)

Bureaucracies

230

(32)

Introduction

232

(2)

Reputation

234

(2)

Types of Bureaucracies

236

(3)

Theories of Bureaucratic Behavior

239

(1)

Bureaucratic Power

240

(2)

Politics and Bureaucracies

242

(3)

Role in the Policy Process

245

(9)

Examples of Federal Criminal Justice Bureaucracies

254

(1)

State and Local Bureaucracies

255

(1)

Examples of State and Local Criminal Justice Bureaucracies

256

(2)

Conclusion

258

(4)

Public Opinion and the Media

262

(42)

Introduction

264

(1)

Public Opinion

264

(7)

Public Opinion of Crime

271

(8)

Impact on Policy Process

279

(7)

The Media

286

(4)

Powers of the Media

290

(2)

Impact on the Policy Process

292

(5)

Conclusion

297

(7)

Interest Groups

304

(25)

Introduction

306

(1)

Interest Groups and Public Policy

306

(2)

Theories of Interest Group Behavior

308

(1)

Characteristics of Interest Groups

309

(3)

Role in Policy Process

312

(8)

Examples of Federal Criminal Justice Interest Groups

320

(4)

State and Local Interest Groups

324

(1)

Conclusion

325

(4)

Part 3 The Criminal Justice System

329

(138)

The Police

330

(38)

Introduction

332

(1)

The Nature of Policing

332

(3)

History of Policing

335

(7)

Contemporary Police

342

(10)

Intergovernmental Relationships

352

(5)

Police and Policy Issues

357

(8)

Conclusion

365

(3)

Courts

368

(32)

Introduction

370

(1)

Politics and the Courts

370

(4)

Role in Policy Process

374

(4)

Courts in the Policy Process: Examples

378

(16)

Conclusion

394

(6)

Corrections

400

(30)

Introduction

402

(3)

History

405

(2)

Prison Populations

407

(3)

Congress and Corrections

410

(1)

Correctional Bureaucracies

411

(1)

Court Decisions and Corrections

411

(3)

Corrections and the Policy Process

414

(4)

Issues Facing Correctional Administrators

418

(4)

State Corrections

422

(2)

Local Corrections

424

(1)

Conclusion

425

(5)

Juvenile Justice

430

(37)

Introduction

432

(1)

Amount of Juvenile Crime

433

(2)

Theories of Juvenile Delinquency

435

(3)

Evolution of the Juvenile Justice System

438

(3)

Juvenile Justice System Today

441

(3)

Politics and Juvenile Justice

444

(9)

Role in Policy Process

453

(2)

Juvenile Justice Issues

455

(7)

Conclusion

462

(5)

Part 4 Criminal Justice Policy

467

(52)

Criminal Justice Policy: A Case Study

468

(51)

Introduction

470

(1)

Community Policing and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

470

(41)

Conclusion

511

(8)

Index

519

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