Criminal Justice And Moral Issues

by Meier, Robert F.; Geis, Gilbert

• ISBN13: 9781931719629
• ISBN10: 1931719624
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Roxbury Pub Co

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Chapter 1: Morality, Harm, and Criminal Justice	1	(28)
Crimes Without Victims?	6	(5)
The Notion of Harm	11	(1)
Morality and Criminal Law	12	(10)
Suicide and Attempted Suicide	13	(1)
Physician-Assisted Suicide	14	(2)
Usury	16	(2)
Bad Samaritans	18	(2)
Motorcycle Helmets	20	(2)
Determining Moral Standards	22	(7)
Chapter 2: Prostitution/Sex Work	29	(32)
The Biblical Heritage	30	(1)
Criminal Law and Prostitution	30	(2)
Explaining the Law's Intransigence	31	(1)
Prostitution and Sexual Liberation	32	(9)
The Cast in the Performance of Prostitution	33	(2)
Urban Enforcement: Los Angeles	35	(1)
The BMW Caper	36	(1)
The Hollywood Madam	36	(2)
Licensed Brothels: Nevada	38	(1)
The Wolfenden Report and Kerb Crawling	39	(2)
Feminism and Prostitution	41	(2)
Legalizing Prostitution: Yeas and Nays	43	(3)
Prostitution, Venereal Disease, and AIDS	44	(1)
Other Impacts of Prostitution	45	(1)
Prostitutes, Pimps, and the Public	46	(7)
The Prostitute/Sex Worker	46	(2)
Customers/Johns	48	(2)
Pimps	50	(1)
Impact of Prostitution on Society	51	(2)
Conclusion	53	(8)
For Legalizing Prostitution	54	(1)
Against Decriminalizing Prostitution	55	(6)
Chapter 3: Drugs	61	(44)
What Is a Drug?	63	(3)
Patterns of Drug Use	66	(9)
Illegal Drug Use: Marijuana	68	(2)
Illegal Drug Use: Heroin	70	(3)
Illegal Drug Use: Cocaine	73	(2)
How Much Do Illegal Drugs Cost?	75	(1)
The Relationship Between Crime and Drugs	76	(3)
Drug-Defined Crimes	77	(1)
Drug-Related Crimes	77	(1)
Drug-Using Crimes	78	(1)
Current Drug Policies and How We Got There	79	(14)
Drugs, Race, and Ethnicity	81	(3)
The Prohibition Experience	84	(4)
Modern Legal Prohibitions	88	(2)
The Netherlands' Approach to Drug Control	90	(3)
What Kind of a Problem Is 'Drugs'?	93	(3)
Decriminalization Does Not Solve the Problem of Drugs	96	(4)
Conclusion	100	(5)
Chapter 4: Homosexuality	105	(36)
Defining Homosexuality	107	(3)
Homosexual Behavior	107	(1)
Homosexual Preference or Orientation	108	(1)
Homosexual Identity or Self-Concept	109	(1)
Causes of Homosexuality	110	(6)
The Biological Perspective	110	(3)
The Learning Perspective	113	(3)
Public Opinion and Homosexuality	116	(2)
The Regulation of Homosexuality	118	(8)
The Social Regulation of Sexuality	119	(1)
Religious and Legal Regulation of Sexuality	120	(4)
The Consequences of Legal Regulation	124	(2)
The Gay Movement and Gay Communities	126	(3)
Two Additional Issues	129	(6)
Same-Sex Marriages	129	(4)
Homosexuality as a Protected Status	133	(2)
Conclusion	135	(6)
Chapter 5: Abortion	141	(34)
Theology and Abortion	143	(3)
Roman Catholicism	143	(2)
Judaism	145	(1)
Abortion Before It Became Legal	146	(2)
Roe v. Wade and Its Progeny	148	(9)
Roe v. Wade (1973)	148	(2)
The Webster Decision (1989)	150	(1)
The Casey Decision (1992)	151	(1)
The Partial-Birth Abortion Act (2003)	152	(2)
Unborn Victims of Violence Act (2004)	154	(1)
RU-486 (Mifepristone)	155	(1)
Plan B: The Morning After Pill	156	(1)
Parental Notification and Abortion	157	(2)
How Many Abortions Are There?	159	(3)
Abortion Views in Context	162	(6)
Arguments: Pro and Con	162	(2)
Arguments Against Legalized Abortion	164	(3)
Arguments for Legalized Abortion	167	(1)
Conclusion	168	(7)
Chapter 6: Pornography	175	(30)
Definitions	175	(2)
The Ubiquity of Pornography	177	(9)
The Pornography Industry	180	(4)
The Pornography Commissions	184	(2)
Public Concern Over Pornography	186	(1)
The Regulation of Pornography	187	(5)
The Law and Pornography	188	(4)
The Effects of Pornography	192	(4)
Harmful Effects	192	(3)
Positive Effects, or Potentially Beneficial Functions of Pornography	195	(1)
The Feminist Response to Pornography	196	(3)
Conclusion	199	(6)
Chapter 7: Gambling	205	(32)
The Context of Gambling	208	(17)
Casino Gambling	209	(3)
Slot Machines	212	(1)
Riverboat Gambling	213	(2)
Native-American Casinos	215	(2)
Internet Gambling	217	(3)
Lotteries	220	(1)
Gambling on Numbers	220	(1)
Lotteries Re-emerge	221	(1)
Off-Track Betting	222	(3)
Conclusion	225	(12)
Chapter 8: Conclusion	237	(20)
Harm, Risk, and the Law	237	(2)
Can the Law Create Problems?	239	(3)
What Should We Call Them?	242	(3)
The Wolfenden Report	245	(2)
Are There Limits to Law?	247	(3)
Immorality	248	(1)
Privacy	249	(1)
Alternative Controls	250	(2)
Harm to Others	250	(1)
Are They Enforceable?	251	(1)
What Problems Are Appropriate for Law?	252	(1)
Conclusion	253	(4)
Author Index	257	(4)
Subject Index	261