The American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It

by Falk, Gerhard

• ISBN13: 9780313383472
• ISBN10: 0313383472
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-11
• Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group

Summary

The criminal justice system is constantly in the news for one reason or another. It is overloaded, flawed, and takes actions that are controversial. To make matters worse, the media constantly distorts the criminal justice system by treating it as a form of entertainment. How do we more closely approach the American ideal?

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
The American Police	p. 1
A Brief History of Criminal Prosecution in the United States	p. 23
Prosecuting Violent Crime and Sex Offenses	p. 45
Prosecuting White-Collar Crime	p. 69
Defending the Accused	p. 89
The American Jury	p. 109
Courts and Judges	p. 129
The Prison-Industrial Complex	p. 151
Probation and Parole	p. 173
The Death Penalty: Non Omnis Moriar	p. 193
Epilogue	p. 215
Bibliography	p. 221
Index	p. 241
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