Flawed criminal justice policies : at the intersection of the media, public fear and legislative response

Flawed criminal justice policies : at the intersection of the media, public fear and legislative response / edited by Frances P. Reddington and Gene Bonham, Jr.

Other author/creator	Reddington, Frances P.
Other author/creator	Bonham, Gene.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, ©2012.
Description	xvii, 296 pages ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Criminal justice, Administration of--United States. Juvenile justice, Administration of--United States. Law enforcement--United States. United States--Politics and government --21st century.

Contents	Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Flawed criminal justice policy / Gene Bonham -- Law enforcement policy -- The war on drugs : a review of U.S. drug policy / Michael Gomila and Robert Hanser -- The enforcement of immigration laws by police / Robert Hanser and Michael Gomila -- Judicial policy -- Striking a balance between liberty and security : the debate over American counterterrorism policies since 9/11 / Kadir Akyuz, Abdullah Cihan, & Mitchel P. Roth -- Sentencing policy -- The sentencing revolution / Barbara Belbot -- The consequences of three strike laws / Robert Hanser and Michael Gomila -- The death penalty : ultimate punishment or failed public policy / Scott Vollum -- Sex offender policy -- Faulty sex offender policies / Alissa Ackerman and Karen J. Terry -- Juvenile justice/ school policy -- "Getting tough" and the adultification of juvenile justice / Frances P. Reddington -- School policy / Lynn Urban -- Special populations policy -- Mental illness and the criminal justice system / Jackie Buffington Vollum -- Prosecuting women not good enough to be pregnant / Diane Daane.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN	2011044354
ISBN	9781594609367 (pbk.)
ISBN	1594609365 (pbk.)

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