Debating Crime: Rhetoric and Reality (with InfoTrac) - Softcover

Neubauer, David W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534527116 ISBN 13: 9780534527112

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

DEBATING CRIME focuses on important controversies in the U.S. criminal justice system. It includes a variety of readings devoted to such hot topics as gun control, the death penalty, race and gender issues, prison privatization, and the war on drugs. Most issues are framed in an "opposing viewpoint" format, encouraging students to think more critically about these controversies.

About this title

About the Author

David William Neubauer has taught at the University of Florida, at Washington University in St. Louis, and most recently at the University of New Orleans. In addition to this best-selling text, he is the author of DEBATING CRIME: RHETORIC AND REALITY, and BATTLE SUPREME: THE CONFIRMATION OF CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AND THE FUTURE OF THE SUPREME COURT, both from Wadsworth. His articles have appeared in a wide array of scholarly journals, including Law and Society Review, Judicature, Policy Studies Journal, and Law and Policy Quarterly. Dr. Neubauer's current research interests include nominations to the Supreme Court and religion in public life.

Review

1. Introduction. 2. Perspectives on Debating Crime. 3. Debating Crime and Guns. 4. Debating the Limits of Police Power. 5. Debating the Role of Crime Victims. 6. Debating the Fairness of Courts. 7. Debating Sentencing. 8. Debating "Equal Justice Under Law:" Race and Gender. 9. Debating Prisons. 10. Debating Juvenile Justice. 11. Waging Holy War: Public Morals and Private Vices. 12. Debating the Criminal Justice System. Appendix: A Quick Guide to Debate.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0534527116
• ISBN 13: 9780534527112
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256