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Crime and criminals / Christina Fisanick, book editor.

Contributor(s): Fisanick, Christina.
Series: Opposing viewpoints.Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2010Description: 253 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780737743609 (hbk.); 0737743603 (hbk.); 9780737743593 (pbk.).Subject(s): Crime -- United States | Criminals -- United States | Crime prevention -- United States | Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States | Recidivism -- United StatesDDC classification: 364.973
Contents:
Prisoners have too many rights / Jack Lee -- Prisoners need more rights / Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons -- Men suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than women / Richard F. Doyle -- Women suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than men / Correctional Association of New York -- Women in prison are sexually vulnerable / Nicole Summer -- Men in prison are sexually vulnerable / Daniel Brook -- Minorities are unfairly targeted by law enforcement / Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund -- Minorities are not unfairly targeted by law enforcement / New Century Foundation -- Older prisoners should be released early / Justice Matters -- Older prisoners should not receive lenient sentences / Kelly Porcella -- Mentally ill offenders should be held responsible for their actions / Richard E. Vatz -- Mentally ill offenders should not be executed / American Civil Liberties Union -- White-collar criminals should be given lighter sentences / Rob Norton -- White-collar criminals should not be released early / Ming Zhen Shakya -- The death penalty deters crime / David B. Muhlhausen -- The death penalty does not deter crime / Aundre M. Herron -- Surveillance equipment helps reduce crime / Spencer E. Ante -- Surveillance equipment does not reduce crime / American Civil Liberties Union -- Tougher sentences deter crime / John Lott -- Tougher sentences do not deter crime / The JFA Institute -- Measuring recidivism is complicated / Martha Lyman and Stefan LoBuglio -- Rehabilitation reduces recidivism rates among drug offenders / Government Accountability Office -- Corrections officials should be held responsible for recidivism / Jason Newman -- Restorative justice is more effective than retribution in preventing recidivism / Jonathan Aitken -- Transition programs reduce recidivism rates / Danny L. Jordan -- Relapse prevention therapy can lower recidivism rates / George A. Parks.
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 364.973 CRI 2010 (Browse shelf) 1 Available GENLS,GENLS,03,GR 5000103386

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-236) and index.

Prisoners have too many rights / Jack Lee -- Prisoners need more rights / Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons -- Men suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than women / Richard F. Doyle -- Women suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than men / Correctional Association of New York -- Women in prison are sexually vulnerable / Nicole Summer -- Men in prison are sexually vulnerable / Daniel Brook -- Minorities are unfairly targeted by law enforcement / Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund -- Minorities are not unfairly targeted by law enforcement / New Century Foundation -- Older prisoners should be released early / Justice Matters -- Older prisoners should not receive lenient sentences / Kelly Porcella -- Mentally ill offenders should be held responsible for their actions / Richard E. Vatz -- Mentally ill offenders should not be executed / American Civil Liberties Union -- White-collar criminals should be given lighter sentences / Rob Norton -- White-collar criminals should not be released early / Ming Zhen Shakya -- The death penalty deters crime / David B. Muhlhausen -- The death penalty does not deter crime / Aundre M. Herron -- Surveillance equipment helps reduce crime / Spencer E. Ante -- Surveillance equipment does not reduce crime / American Civil Liberties Union -- Tougher sentences deter crime / John Lott -- Tougher sentences do not deter crime / The JFA Institute -- Measuring recidivism is complicated / Martha Lyman and Stefan LoBuglio -- Rehabilitation reduces recidivism rates among drug offenders / Government Accountability Office -- Corrections officials should be held responsible for recidivism / Jason Newman -- Restorative justice is more effective than retribution in preventing recidivism / Jonathan Aitken -- Transition programs reduce recidivism rates / Danny L. Jordan -- Relapse prevention therapy can lower recidivism rates / George A. Parks.