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Publisher
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1544307934
ISBN-13
9781544307930
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038558717
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Publication Name
Criminal (in) Justice : a Critical Introduction
Language
English
Subject
Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, General, Criminology
Publication Year
2019
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
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0.8 in
Item Weight
29.1 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
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7.4 in
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College Audience
LCCN
2019-006426
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This is a very readable, critical introduction to the criminal justice system. It's unique in how it discusses inequalities, politics, and power relationships in the system as integral to how the system works., A critical perspective on criminal justice that examines not only the basics we need our students to have but exposes them to it from a more sociological perspective, with ideas about inequality, discrimination, flaws in the CJ system, etc., Criminal (In)Justicepresents an overview of the criminal justice system from the angle of critical criminology instead of the traditional 'this is who we are and this is what we do' approach. This book makes students ask why the system is what it is and why it does what it does--and what are the results of those actions., This is an excellent introductory criminal justice text that presents criminal justice material in an accessible format for freshman while addressing the complexities of race, gender, class, and inequality., Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction is a critical, introductory discussion and analysis of the criminal justice system. The text situates components of the criminal justice system within their relevant historical, political, and social contexts. It is the ideal textbook for professors who want students to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system., Criminal (In)Justice uses a critical approach based on the sociological perspective to examine core topics in criminal justice on law enforcement, courts, and punishment as well as other important special topics and the role and intersectionality of race, gender, class, and inequality within the CJ system. It includes recent, real world examples to illustrate these issues and challenges students to think critically., Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introductionis a critical, introductory discussion and analysis of the criminal justice system. The text situates components of the criminal justice system within their relevant historical, political, and social contexts. It is the ideal textbook for professors who want students to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system., Criminal (In)Justice presents an overview of the criminal justice system from the angle of critical criminology instead of the traditional 'this is who we are and this is what we do' approach. This book makes students ask why the system is what it is and why it does what it does--and what are the results of those actions., Criminal (In)Justiceuses a critical approach based on the sociological perspective to examine core topics in criminal justice on law enforcement, courts, and punishment as well as other important special topics and the role and intersectionality of race, gender, class, and inequality within the CJ system. It includes recent, real world examples to illustrate these issues and challenges students to think critically.
Table Of Content
About the AuthorAcknowledgmentsTo Professors Using This BookDigital ResourcesGeneral IntroductionWhy a "Critical" Introduction?Themes of the BookTrumpThe Structure of This BookA Comment About TerminologySECTION I * CRIMECHAPTER 1 * Defining, Classifying, and Measuring CrimeDefining CrimeClassifying CrimeMeasuring CrimeChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsCHAPTER 2 * Criminal LawThe Rule of LawThe "Ingredients" (Elements) of CrimeDefensesChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsExercise: Actus Reus and Mens ReasKey TermsCHAPTER 3 * CriminologyReligious Approaches to CrimeClassical CriminologyBiological CriminologyPsychological CriminologySociological CriminologyChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsCHAPTER 4 * Crime and InequalityEconomic Inequality and CrimeRacial Inequality and CrimeGender Inequality and CrimeIntersectionalityGreen Criminology, Queer Criminology, and PostmodernismChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsSECTION II * POLICINGThe Police and American GovernmentPolicing as a Verb Versus Police as a NounActive Versus Passive PolicingFormal Versus Informal PolicingPolicing From a Critical PerspectiveCHAPTER 5 * The History of PolicingThe Rise of the London Metropolitan PolicePolicing in America: The Early YearsThe Era of Cronyism and PatronageProfessionalizationFederal PolicingTroubles of the 1960s and 1970sThe Drug WarCommunity Policing and Broken WindowsThe Homeland Security EraAfter Homeland Security?Chapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsCHAPTER 6 * Modern PolicingThe Organization of PolicingThe Use of ForceThe Constitution and the Police: The Fourth AmendmentPolice DiscretionCivil ForfeitureChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsCHAPTER 7 * Police DeviancePolice Deviance in ContextOverenthusiastic PolicingCorruptionThe Causes of Police DevianceHandling Police DevianceChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsSECTION III * COURTS AND TRIALSCHAPTER 8 * CourtsAdversarial JusticePlea Bargains and the Courtroom WorkgroupOther Courtroom StaffChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsCHAPTER 9 * Criminal TrialsPretrialThe TrialPresenting EvidenceObjectionsOther Motions at TrialJury Instructions, Deliberation, and VerdictAppeals and Appellate CourtsAppellate Court SystemsThe Supreme CourtThe Politics of Appellate JurisprudenceTheories of Constitutional InterpretationChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsSECTION IV * CORRECTIONS AND SPECIAL TOPICSCHAPTER 10 * The History of PunishmentPremodern Forms of PunishmentThe Rise of the PrisonPrison Labor and Indeterminate SentencingRehabilitationMass IncarcerationThe Prison-Industrial ComplexAfter Incarceration?Chapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsCHAPTER 11 * Prison LifeGoing to PrisonThe Prison PopulationTypes of PrisonsLife in Prison, the Inmate CodeWomen in PrisonPrisoner RightsChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsCHAPTER 12 * Alternatives to PrisonThe Collateral Effects of IncarcerationCommunity CorrectionsSex OffendersAlternative IncarcerationsRestorative JusticeChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsCHAPTER 13 * The Death PenaltyThe History of the Death PenaltyThe Death Penalty and the ConstitutionOther Developments in the Death PenaltyChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsCHAPTER 14 * Juvenile JusticeThe History of Childhood CrimeJuvenile JusticeJuvenile CorrectionsSpecial CasesChapter SummaryReview/Discussion QuestionsKey TermsGlossaryReferencesIndex
Synopsis
Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction takes an unflinching look at the American criminal justice system and the social forces that affect the implementation of justice. Author Aaron Fichtelberg uses a unique, critical perspective to introduce readers to criminal justice and encourages them to look closer at the intersection of race, class, gender, and inequality in the criminal justice system. Covering each of the foundational areas of the criminal justice system--policing, courts, and corrections--this book takes an in-depth look at the influence of inequality, making it ideal for those who want to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system., Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introductiontakes an unflinching look at the American criminal justice system and the social forces that affect the implementation of justice. Author Aaron Fichtelberg uses a unique, critical perspective to introduce students to criminal justice and encourages them to look closer at the intersection of race, class, gender, and inequality in the criminal justice system., "Criminal (In)Justice presents an overview of the criminal justice system from the angle of critical criminology instead of the traditional 'this is who we are and this is what we do' approach. This book makes students ask why the system is what it is and why it does what it does--and what are the results of those actions."-Milton C. Hill, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityCriminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introductiontakes an unflinching look at the American criminal justice system and the social forces that affect the implementation of justice. Author Aaron Fichtelberg uses a unique, critical perspective to introduce students to criminal justice and encourages them to look closer at the intersection of race, class, gender, and inequality in the criminal justice system. Covering each of the foundational areas of the criminal justice system--policing, courts, and corrections--this book takes an in-depth look at the influence of inequality, making it ideal for instructors who want students to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system.
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HV9950.F53 2020
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