The American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It,9780313383472

The American Criminal Justice System: How It Works, How It Doesn't, and How to Fix It

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ISBN13: 9780313383472
ISBN10: 0313383472
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-03-11
Publisher(s): Greenwood Pub Group
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Summary

The criminal justice system is constantly in the news for one reason or another. It is overloaded, flawed, and takes actions that are controversial. To make matters worse, the media constantly distorts the criminal justice system by treating it as a form of entertainment. How do we more closely approach the American ideal?

Table of Contents

Introductionp. vii
The American Policep. 1
A Brief History of Criminal Prosecution in the United Statesp. 23
Prosecuting Violent Crime and Sex Offensesp. 45
Prosecuting White-Collar Crimep. 69
Defending the Accusedp. 89
The American Juryp. 109
Courts and Judgesp. 129
The Prison-Industrial Complexp. 151
Probation and Parolep. 173
The Death Penalty: Non Omnis Moriarp. 193
Epiloguep. 215
Bibliographyp. 221
Indexp. 241
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