Asphalt justice : a critique of the criminal justice system in America /

Asphalt justice : a critique of the criminal justice system in America /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cook, John Raymond, 1962-
Imprint:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.
Description:	xii, 211 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Praeger series in criminology and crime control policy, 1060-3212
Subject:	Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States. Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United States -- Evaluation. Criminal justice, Administration of. Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Evaluation. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4368813

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Varying Form of Title:	Critique of the criminal justice system in America
ISBN:	0275968278 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Illustrations
Preface
1.. Get Smart on Crime
2.. A House Built on Sand
3.. Two Sides of the Same Coin
4.. Politicians and Bureaucrats: Garbage In, Garbage Out
5.. Ball Four: "Solutions" That Miss the Plate
6.. Gangs, Militias, and Organized Crime
7.. Juvenile Crime
8.. Insanity and Mental Health
9.. Coercive Treatment, Civil Liberties, and Change
10.. The New Gulag: The Failure of Prison Architecture
11.. Get Smart on Crime, Part II
12.. Classification and Treatment: Earning Release
13.. Prevention Is Not a Four-Letter Word
Glossary
Bibliography
Index