Annual Editions: Criminal Justice 10/11

by Naughton, Joanne

• ISBN13: 9780078050657
• ISBN10: 0078050650
• Edition: 34th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-02-19
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin

Summary

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Table of Contents

Preface

Correlation Guide

Topic Guide

Internet References

Crime and Justice in America

Unit Overview

What Is the Sequence of Events in the Criminal Justice System?, Report to the Nation on Crime and Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, January 1998

Plugging Holes in the Science of Forensics

Does Proximity to Schools Tempt Former Sex Offenders?

Stereotype, Then and Now

The Death of the War on Drugs

Of Crime and Punishment: Experts Explore Issues in the Legal Limelight

Serving Life for Providing Car to Killers

Victimology

Unit Overview

Do Batterer Intervention Programs Work?: Two Studies

Telling the Truth about Damned Lies and Statistics

Identity Theft Trends: Abuse of Social Security Numbers

Violence and the Remaking of a Self

Understanding Stockholm Syndrome

Judge Steven Leifman Advocates for the Mentally Ill

Victim Satisfaction with the Criminal Justice System, National Institute of Justice, NIJ Journal No. 253, January 2006

The Police

Unit Overview

Policing in Arab-American Communities after September 11

Racial Profiling and Its Apologists

Our Oath of Office: A Solemn Promise

Stress Management . . . and the Stress-Proof Vest

Judging Honesty by Words, Not Fidgets

Law Enforcement Perspective on the Use of Force: Hands-On, Experiential Training for Prosecuting Attorneys

The Judicial System

Unit Overview

Illegal Globally, Bail for Profit Remains in U.S.

Avoiding Sixth Amendment Suppression: An Overview and Update

When Our Eyes Deceive Us

Abandoning Places

When Evidence Is Ignored: Residential Restrictions for Sex Offenders

When the Poor Go to Court

Justice & Antonin Scalia: The Supreme Court’s Most Strident Catholic

Juvenile Justice

Unit Overview

America’s Imprisoned Kids

The 21st Century Juvenile Justice Work Force

Teens Caught in the Middle: Juvenile Justice System and Treatment, The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter, January 2006

Jail Time Is Learning Time

Lifers as Teenagers, Now Seeking Second Chance

Violence in Adolescent Dating Relationships

Mentally Ill Offenders Strain Juvenile System

Punishment and Corrections

Unit Overview

Inmate Count in U.S. Dwarfs Other Nations’

Felon Fallout

Asking about Family Can Enhance Reentry

The Ex-Con Next Door

Prison Inmates Meet Socrates

One Clique: Why Rivals on the Streets Become Allies behind Bars

The Professor Was a Prison Guard

Supermax Prisons

The Results of American Incarceration

Partnering with Law Enforcement

Test-Your-Knowledge Form

Article Rating Form

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