You decide! : current debates in criminal justice / Bruce N. Waller.

Author/creator Waller, Bruce N., 1946-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoUpper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009.
Descriptionxiv, 390 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Should the police practice discretion when enforcing the law? -- Should the police use trickery and deceit in investigations and interrogations? -- Should a victims' rights amendment be added to the U.S. Constitution? -- Should the use of jailhouse informants be abolished? -- Is plea bargaining a legitimate way of settling criminal cases? -- Must juries be cross-sectional representations of the community? -- Jury nullification : should jurors ever refuse to follow the law? -- Is the restorative justice model the best model for criminal justice? -- Should shaming be an element of criminal punishment? -- Should there be mandatory minimum sentences for criminal offenses? -- Is selective incapacitation an effective policy for reducing crime? -- Supermax prisons : valuable or vile? -- What are the rights of criminals and prisoners? -- Should there be laws requiring registration and community notification for convicted sex offenders? -- Should the death penalty be abolished? -- Are boot camps a good way to deal with youthful offenders? -- Should we eliminate the special system of juvenile justice? -- Should we continue the "war on drugs"? -- Is the patriot act a necessary protection against terrorism or a threat to our civil liberties?
Local noteLittle-347411--305131053718.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Action note Little- committed to retain 20200101 20401231 CUSP
Issued in other formOnline version: Waller, Bruce N., 1946- You decide! 1st ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009
Genre/formPopular works.
LCCN 2008020452
ISBN9780205514106 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0205514103 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks KF9223 .W255 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold