Taking sides: clashing views on controversial issues in crime and criminology
Monk, Richard C
Taking sides: clashing views on controversial issues in crime and criminology Richard C Monk - 5th ed - Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, ©1998. - xxi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes index.
pt. 1. Crime : definitions and causes --
Is crime always functional? --
Is criminal behavior biologically determined? --
Does rap music contribute to violent crime? --
Is street crime more serious than white-collar crime? --
Are general theories of crime useful? --
pt. 2. Race, gender, and the criminal justice system --
Is the war on black criminals misguided? --
Is the death penalty racially discriminatory? --
Should pornography be banned as a threat to women? --
pt. 3. Criminological research and public policy --
Is research on criminal careers helpful? --
Can traditional criminology make sense out of domestic violence? --
Is waiver to adult courts a solution to juvenile crime? --
Are violent criminals and delinquents treated too leniently? --
Is capital punishment bad policy? --
pt. 4. Future trends --
Should drugs be legalized? --
Will gun control reduce crime? --
Should euthanasia be a crime? --
Will community policing be the answer to crime control? --
Are human rights basic to justice? --
Should we get even tougher on criminals?
0697391094
9780697391094
Crime -- United States. Criminal justice,
Administration of -- United States.
Criminology.
HV6789 / .T25
Taking sides: clashing views on controversial issues in crime and criminology Richard C Monk - 5th ed - Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, ©1998. - xxi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes index.
pt. 1. Crime : definitions and causes --
Is crime always functional? --
Is criminal behavior biologically determined? --
Does rap music contribute to violent crime? --
Is street crime more serious than white-collar crime? --
Are general theories of crime useful? --
pt. 2. Race, gender, and the criminal justice system --
Is the war on black criminals misguided? --
Is the death penalty racially discriminatory? --
Should pornography be banned as a threat to women? --
pt. 3. Criminological research and public policy --
Is research on criminal careers helpful? --
Can traditional criminology make sense out of domestic violence? --
Is waiver to adult courts a solution to juvenile crime? --
Are violent criminals and delinquents treated too leniently? --
Is capital punishment bad policy? --
pt. 4. Future trends --
Should drugs be legalized? --
Will gun control reduce crime? --
Should euthanasia be a crime? --
Will community policing be the answer to crime control? --
Are human rights basic to justice? --
Should we get even tougher on criminals?
0697391094
9780697391094
Crime -- United States. Criminal justice,
Administration of -- United States.
Criminology.
HV6789 / .T25