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Controversial Issues in Crime and Justice

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Controversial Issues in Crime and Justice, the first volume in the Studies in Crime, Law and Justice series, addresses many of the current controversial issues in criminology. The contributors look at various stages of the criminal justice system, beginning with types of crime, then focusing on the police, the courts and finally imprisonment and its alternatives.
Introduction - Joseph E Scott and Travis Hirschi PART ONE: CONTROVERSIAL CRIMES Medicaid Fraud - Gilbert Geis, Henry N Pontell and Paul Jesilow Pornography and Rape - Joseph E Scott and Loretta A Schwalm Organized Crime - John Dombrink Gangsters and Godfathers PART TWO: CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN POLICING Police Shooting - James J Fyfe Environment and License Police and the Modern Sting Operation - Carl B Klockars PART THREE: CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN THE COURTROOM The Defense of Insanity - Rita J Simon and David E Aaronson Convicted but Innocent - C Ronald Huff and Arye Rattner False Positives and the Criminal Justice Process PART FOUR: CONTROVERSIAL ALTERNATIVES TO PRISON Home Incarceration with Electronic Monitoring - Richard A Ball and J Robert Lilly Probation Reform - Joan Petersilia PART FIVE: CONTROVERSIES IN THE PENAL SYSTEM Prison Crowding - Sandra Evans Skovron Career Criminals and Selective Incapacitation - Michael Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi
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