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9780060951658

The Real War on Crime

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    9780060951658

  • ISBN10:

    0060951656

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-02-01
  • Publisher: Perennial
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Summary

Though every politician claims to be tough on crime, our policies have been maddeningly ineffective. Confronting this explosive issue, the National Criminal Justice Commission provides the most compelling study of crime in American in more than two decades.

Table of Contents

National Criminal Justice Commission Staff ix(2)
Preface xi(4)
Foreword xv(4)
National Criminal Justice Commission Members xix(4)
Advisers and Consultants xxiii
Chapter One: Crime and Policy
1(30)
Crime Rates: The Numbers Do Not Tell the Full Story
The Key to the Problem: Understanding the Difference Between Crime and Violence
Bait and Switch
"Three Strikes and You're Out"
Truth in Sentencing
Mandatory Minimum Sentences
The Relationship Between Poverty, Family Breakdown, and Criminal Justice
Conclusion
Chapter Two: Prisons
31(32)
The Numbers
Rates of Imprisonment and Crime
The Effects of Incarceration
Rates of Incarceration: The Effect on the Family
The Costs
Sentencing
What Polling Data Reveal About Crime Policy
Conclusion
Chapter Three: Fear, Politics, and the Prison-Industrial Complex
63(36)
The New York "Crime Wave"
Five Crime Myths
A Brief History of Crime and Politics: A Quest for Evil
Who Influences Public Opinion
The Federal Government: The Department of Justice and the Artificial Case for More Incarceration
Private Political Campaigns: The Packaging of Fear
Special-Interest Groups
The Prison-Industrial Complex
Conclusion
Chapter Four: Race and Criminal Justice
99(31)
The Racial Divide
The Magnitude of Minority Imprisonment
Is There a Racial Bias?
Race and the War on Drugs
Race and Juvenile Justice
Unanticipated Consequences
Conclusion
Chapter Five: Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
130(16)
Two Victims of Juvenile Violence
The Temptation to Increase Punishment
Dealing with Juvenile Offenders
Addressing the Problem of Youth Violence
Conclusion
Chapter Six: Women and the Criminal Justice System
146(13)
Women Behind Bars
Domestic Violence
Conclusion
Chapter Seven: Toward a New Model of Policing
159(21)
Policing: Background
Do We Need More Police?
Obstacles to Effective Policing in America
New York City and the Mollen Commission
Corruption and Excessive Use of Force
Where to Go with Policing
Community Policing Strategies
Community Policing Has Reduced Reported Crime
Obstacles to Community Policing
Conclusion
Chapter Eight: The Apparatus of Justice: Courts, Prosecution, Defense, and Probation
180(15)
The Courts
Courts Suffer from Excessive Caseloads
The Role of Plea Bargaining in the Court System
Transfer of Sentencing Power to Prosecutors
The Jury System
Services to Crime Victims
The Prosecution
More Money, but Little Oversight
Defense Attorneys
Probation and Parole
Parole: The Transition from Incarceration to Freedom
Conclusion
Chapter Nine: Pathway to a Safer Society--2020 Vision
195(26)
Recommendation 1
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Recommendation 11
Appendix A: Report Card on Safety 221(10)
Appendix B: Crime Prevention Model Programs 231(23)
Appendix C: National Criminal Justice Commission Members 254(19)
Notes 273(34)
Index 307

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