Crime control and social justice : the delicate balance /
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| Imprint: | Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2003. |
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| Description: | xvi, 488 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Contributions in criminology and penology, 0732-4464 ; no. 55 Contributions in criminology and penology ; no. 55. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4863000 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. From Cradle to Grave: Families, Youths, and the Political Economy of Contemporary Criminal Justice Policy
- 1.. Assessing the Longer-run Consequences of Incarceration: Effects on Families and Employment
- 2.. Individual Sentencing Practices and Aggregate Social Problems
- 3.. Three Strikes and You're Out: A Symbolic Crime Policy?
- 4.. Crime, Youth, and the Labor Market: Are We Any Closer to Answers?
- 5.. The End of the Juvenile Court: Prospects for Our Children
- Part II. Gangs, Drug Law Enforcement, Racial Profiling, and Social Justice
- 6.. The New Blacklists: The Threat to Civil Liberties Posed by Gang Databases
- 7.. Anti-gang Initiatives as Racialized Policy
- 8.. Sentencing of Drug Offenders in Three Cities: Does Race/Ethnicity Make a Difference?
- 9.. Race, Cops, and Traffic Stops
- 10.. In Search of Probable Cause: U.S. Customs, Racial Profiling, and the Fourth Amendment
- 11.. Simple Solutions?: The Complexity of Public Attitudes Relevant to Drug Law Enforcement Policy
- Part III. Emerging and Critical Perspectives on Crime Control and Social Justice
- 12.. Drug War Politics: Racism, Corruption, and Alienation
- 13.. "Justice" and Criminal Justice
- 14.. Criminology as Moral Philosophy, Criminologist as Witness
- 15.. Affirmative Action and the Criminal Law
- 16.. At a Crossroad: Affirmative Action and Criminology
- 17.. On the Horns of a Dilemma: Criminal Wrongs, Civil Rights, and the Administration of Justice in African-American Communities
- Name Index
- Subject Index
- About the Editors and Contributors
