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Taking sides: clashing views on controversial issues in crime and criminology Richard C Monk

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin/McGraw-Hill, ©1998.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0697391094
ISSN:
  • 9780697391094
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV6789 .T25
Contents:
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?
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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?

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