Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in crime and criminology / edited, selected, and with introductions by Richard C. Monk

Contributor Monk, Richard C., 1943-

Edition Statement:6th ed.

Imprint:Guilford, CN : Dushkin Pub. Group, 2001

Descriptionxix, 386 p. ; 24 cm.

Note:Is crime always functional? - Does rap music contribute to violent crime? - Does IQ significantly contribute to crime? - Is street crime more serious than white-collar crime? - Does arresting batterers do more harm than good? - Are legal rights harmful to African Americans? - Are blacks helped by the drug war? - Should juvenile courts be abolished? - Should the Federal Government have a major role in reducing juvenile crime? - Are the dangers of internet Child Pornography exaggerated? - Is the segregation of HIV-Positive inmates ethical? - Are conjugal and familial visitations effective rehabilitative concepts? - Should serial killers and violent sexual offenders be quarantined? - Is capital punishment bad policy? - Do more guns lead to less crime? - Should zero tolerance/broken windows policing be encouraged? - Does three strikes and other tough approaches work? - Should jury nullification be used to reduce ethnic and racial inequities? - Does the International Drug War encourage human rights violations?

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index

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