Advertisement
| criminal justice and political science: The Political Science of Criminal Justice Stuart S. Nagel, Erika Fairchild, Anthony Champagne, 1983-01 |
| criminal justice and political science: Criminal Justice in America Nancy E. Marion, 2002 Criminal Justice in America: The Politics Behind the System provides an introduction to the American system of criminal justice, with politics as its underlying theme. The basic premise is that the criminal justice system in the United States is primarily a function of the political system. The political system creates the laws, agencies, and processes that make up the criminal justice system, thus, the two are inherently related to each other. One cannot truly understand the make-up and workings of the justice system without understanding the role politics plays in creating and altering that system. Marion introduces the basic concepts and components of criminal justice, with the book's underlying theme surrounding politics. Some basic political science concepts are included in the book, such as federalism and power, which are then related to criminal justice in order to explore how the two fields are indeed related to one another. The actions of political actors that affect criminal justice, both elected (president, Congress, the courts) and non-elected (bureaucracies, media, campaigns and elections, interest groups) are described. This is an underlying theme however, and not the primary emphasis of the book. The book covers crime in the United States, the American system of policing, the courts, and corrections system. There is also a chapter on victims of crime and anti-crime initiatives. Intended for introductory courses, this book is informal and easy to read. Each chapter has boxes that provide additional information on a person or topic relevant to the chapter, relevant web sites, discussion questions, a list of important terms to assist students in learning the materials, and an outline to help students organize the material more clearly. |
| criminal justice and political science: Arresting Citizenship Amy E. Lerman, Vesla M. Weaver, 2014-06-06 The numbers are staggering: One-third of America’s adult population has passed through the criminal justice system and now has a criminal record. Many more were never convicted, but are nonetheless subject to surveillance by the state. Never before has the American government maintained so vast a network of institutions dedicated solely to the control and confinement of its citizens. A provocative assessment of the contemporary carceral state for American democracy, Arresting Citizenship argues that the broad reach of the criminal justice system has fundamentally recast the relation between citizen and state, resulting in a sizable—and growing—group of second-class citizens. From police stops to court cases and incarceration, at each stage of the criminal justice system individuals belonging to this disempowered group come to experience a state-within-a-state that reflects few of the country’s core democratic values. Through scores of interviews, along with analyses of survey data, Amy E. Lerman and Vesla M. Weaver show how this contact with police, courts, and prisons decreases faith in the capacity of American political institutions to respond to citizens’ concerns and diminishes the sense of full and equal citizenship—even for those who have not been found guilty of any crime. The effects of this increasingly frequent contact with the criminal justice system are wide-ranging—and pernicious—and Lerman and Weaver go on to offer concrete proposals for reforms to reincorporate this large group of citizens as active participants in American civic and political life. |
| criminal justice and political science: A Primer in the Politics of Criminal Justice Nancy E. Marion, 2007 A host of new reader-friendly features have been added to the expanded second edition of this concise, lively overview of the politics of criminal justice in the U.S. Seamlessly integrating concepts and findings from the disciplines of political science and criminology, the new edition offers chapters on: ?campaigns and elections ? including summaries of key crime-related issues raised in each presidential election campaign since the 1960s;?chief executives ? including a review of anti-crime policy initiatives in presidential administrations from John F. Kennedy?s to George W. Bush?s;?legislatures ? including a digest of major federal anti-crime legislation enacted since the 1960s;?courts ? including an analysis of the structure and role of the judicial systems and their impact on criminal justice policies;?bureaucracies ? including descriptions of the most important federal criminal justice agencies;?interest groups ? including a guide to the most prominent national criminal justice interest groups; and,?media and public opinion ? including an overview of opinion surveys on the most controversial criminal justice policy issues (e.g., capital punishment and gun control), plus analysis of the role of the media in shaping those opinions.The political system?s responses to the recent rise of Internet-facilitated crime are used as real-world examples of the processes described in each chapter. Each chapter includes a list of key concepts and a set of review questions. A comprehensive bibliography and an index are provided. An instructor?s manual is available.Nancy E. Marion, Ph.D., a professor of political science at the University of Akron, specializes in the politics of crime and criminal justice. In addition to the Primer, Dr. Marion has written five other books, including three on criminal justice-related politics, along with many other publications. Dr. Marion is also a fellow with the Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. |
| criminal justice and political science: The Money and Politics of Criminal Justice Policy O. Hayden Griffin (III), Vanessa H. Woodward, John J. Sloan, 2016 The criminal justice system is framed predominantly by notions of justice, as well as the creation of policies that will most effectively prevent and/or punish crime. The pedagogy of criminal justice often overlooks the expenditures that are necessary to enact these policies or how people actually benefit from the creation of these policies. While there is certainly a relationship between fiscal concerns and criminal justice policy, this relationship is oftentimes mediated by a political process that is dictated by stereotypical views of crime, as well as outright mythology concerning the nature of criminality. Thus, the purpose of this book is to address these issues, by concentrating on the different sectors of the criminal justice system and what effect money and politics have on these sectors. The topics covered in the textbook include determining the costs of crime, the fear of crime and crime myths, how theory affects paradigms of criminal justice regarding money and politics, federalism and the criminal justice system, interests groups that affect criminal justice policy, policing, corrections, and courts. In the concluding chapter, we pose the question of what should the relationship be between criminal justice policy, politics, and money. PowerPoint slides are available upon adoption. Sample slides from the full 206-slide presentation are available to view here. Email bhall@cap-press.com for more information. A sound introduction and discussion of criminal justice policy matters, as it relates to American political practices and financial considerations. -- Philip D. McCormack, Criminal Justice Review ...the authors present a many-layered review of the components of this system and the myriad factors influencing criminal justice policy...with extensive scholarly annotation and study aids--such as chapter outlines, learning objectives, lists of key terms/people and sample discussion questions--this book is a ready-made resource for academic use in college courses related to criminal justice, political science, sociology or law. It is also thought-provoking for criminal justice leaders and legislative policymakers at local, state, and federal levels, as well as anyone involved in criminal justice who desires a broad contextual view of their profession in contemporary times. -- David Bornus, Corrections Today Vol. 79, No. 2 |
| criminal justice and political science: States of Justice Oumar Ba, 2020-07-02 This book theorizes the ways in which states that are presumed to be weaker in the international system use the International Criminal Court (ICC) to advance their security and political interests. Ultimately, it contends that African states have managed to instrumentally and strategically use the international justice system to their advantage, a theoretical framework that challenges the “justice cascade” argument. The empirical work of this study focuses on four major themes around the intersection of power, states' interests, and the global governance of atrocity crimes: firstly, the strategic use of self-referrals to the ICC; secondly, complementarity between national and the international justice system; thirdly, the limits of state cooperation with international courts; and finally the use of international courts in domestic political conflicts. This book is valuable to students, scholars, and researchers who are interested in international relations, international criminal justice, peace and conflict studies, human rights, and African politics. |
| criminal justice and political science: Introduction to Criminal Justice Brian K. Payne, Willard M. Oliver, Nancy E. Marion, 2017-11-27 Introduction to Criminal Justice, Second Edition, provides you with balanced, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of the criminal justice system. Authors Brian K. Payne, Willard M. Oliver, and Nancy E. Marion cover criminal justice from a student-centered perspective by identifying the key issues confronting today’s criminal justice professionals. You are presented with objective, research-driven material through an accessible and concise writing style that makes the content easier to comprehend. By exploring criminal justice from a broad and balanced perspective, you will understand how decision making is critical to the criminal justice process and your future career. The fully updated Second Edition has been completely revised to include new studies and current examples that are relatable to today’s students. Two new feature boxes have been added to this edition to help you comprehend and apply the content. “You Have the Right to…” gives insight into several Constitutional amendments and their relationship with criminal justice today; and “Politics and Criminal Justice” explores current political hot topics surrounding the justice system and the debates that occur on both sides of the political aisle. |
| criminal justice and political science: Criminology and Political Theory Dr Anthony Amatrudo, 2009-07-09 A lucid, sophisticated and timely vindication of the importance of Marxist, feminist and other radical perspectives on the state and political economy to the analysis of crime, control and justice. It offers a valuable guide to issues of political philosophy for students and teachers of criminology, critically deconstructing the taken-for-granted categories of law and criminal justice. - Professor Robert Reiner, London School of Economics, UK This clear and concise book sets out the relationship between political theory and criminology. It critically analyzes key theories and debates within criminology and addresses the major political ideas that lie beneath them. Organized around key criminological concepts and issues, the book covers: power and ideology the nature of the state social control and policing punishment economics and criminal activity morality. The book has been carefully developed to support practical teaching and learning and contains chapter summaries, further reading and a comprehensive glossary, which combine to provide a full understanding of the themes. |
| criminal justice and political science: Political Justice Otto Kirchheimer, 2015-12-08 How have regimes used the agencies of criminal justice for their own purposes? What characterizes the linkage of politics and justice? Drawing on a wealth of foreign and domestic source material, Otto Kirchheimer examines systematically the structure of state protection, the nature of a strictly political trial, including the trial by fiat of the successor regime, and the forms of legal repression that states have used against political organizations. He analyzes the Nuremberg trials, the Communist purge trials, and a number of Smith Act trials. In two highly original chapters he also explores the political and judicial nature of asylum and clemency. This study of the uneasy balance between abstract justice and political expediency is a contribution to constitutional and criminal law, political science, and social psychology. Originally published in 1961. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. |
| criminal justice and political science: The Organizational Politics of Criminal Justice Virginia Gray, Bruce Williams, 1980 |
| criminal justice and political science: The Criminal Justice System George F. Cole, Marc G. Gertz, Amy Bunger, 2004 First published in 1972, this classic text helped define how research affects policy in the criminal justice system. The new Ninth Edition provides a unique balance of the enduring classics in the development of criminal justice policy, with the most current research from the field and debates from the halls of Congress. This 28-article reader allows students to see research-framed debates discussed in our administration of justice. Flexible in its design, this work promotes a more critical understanding of the structure and function of the criminal justice system, but it also invites attention to critical cross cutting themes, such as discretion, occupational role conception, the sources of power and authority inside institutions, and how the public may impact our choices of laws and the way laws are written. |
| criminal justice and political science: Public Policy of Crime and Criminal Justice Nancy E. Marion, Willard M. Oliver, 2011-11-21 This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. PUBLIC POLICY OF CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2/e explains the public policy process and applies it directly to crime and criminal justice. Written by scholars in the field of criminal justice, with backgrounds in political science and public policy, the book presents a solid understanding of public policy and then describes each of the various actors in the public policy process at the federal, state and local level. This edition includes an enhanced focus on state and local issues, updated research and illustrations that reflect the Obama administration. Finally, it closes with a real-world case study that illustrates how policy and politics impact criminal justice. |
| criminal justice and political science: The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics Keith E. Whittington, R. Daniel Kelemen, Gregory A. Caldeira, 2010-06-11 The study of law and politics is one of the foundation stones of the discipline of political science, and it has been one of the most productive areas of cross-fertilization between the various subfields of political science and between political science and other cognate disciplines. This Handbook provides a comprehensive survey of the field of law and politics in all its diversity, ranging from such traditional subjects as theories of jurisprudence, constitutionalism, judicial politics and law-and-society to such re-emerging subjects as comparative judicial politics, international law, and democratization. The Oxford Handbook of Law and Politics gathers together leading scholars in the field to assess key literatures shaping the discipline today and to help set the direction of research in the decade ahead. |
| criminal justice and political science: The Collapse of American Criminal Justice William J. Stuntz, 2011-09-30 Rule of law has vanished in America’s criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whom to punish; most accused never face a jury; policing is inconsistent; plea bargaining is rampant; and draconian sentencing fills prisons with mostly minority defendants. A leading criminal law scholar looks to history for the roots of these problems—and solutions. |
| criminal justice and political science: The Judicial System Carlo Guarnieri, Patrizia Pederzoli, 2020-05-29 This timely book explores the expansion of the role of judges and courts in the political system and the mixed reactions generated by these developments. In this comprehensive book, Carlo Guarnieri and Patrizia Pederzoli draw on a wealth of experience in teaching and research in the field, moving beyond traditional legal analysis and providing a clear, concise and all-encompassing introduction to the phenomenon of the administration of justice and all of its traits. |
| criminal justice and political science: The Politics of Crime Control Professor Kevin Martin Stenson, David Cowell, 1991-10-23 What is meant by crime, crime prevention and crime control? Who defines the acts which are deemed as criminal? Who devises the sanctions and who acts as agents of social control? This timely and challenging book brings together a group of leading international criminologists from all sides of the political spectrum. They first examine the formation and implementation of official crime prevention and control policies. In the second part they look at a range of critical perspectives which explore the definition of crime and discuss proposals for its prevention and control. |
| criminal justice and political science: Prisoners of Politics Rachel Elise Barkow, 2019-03-04 A CounterPunch Best Book of the Year A Lone Star Policy Institute Recommended Book “If you care, as I do, about disrupting the perverse politics of criminal justice, there is no better place to start than Prisoners of Politics.” —James Forman, Jr., author of Locking Up Our Own The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. The social consequences of this fact—recycling people who commit crimes through an overwhelmed system and creating a growing class of permanently criminalized citizens—are devastating. A leading criminal justice reformer who has successfully rewritten sentencing guidelines, Rachel Barkow argues that we would be safer, and have fewer people in prison, if we relied more on expertise and evidence and worried less about being “tough on crime.” A groundbreaking work that is transforming our national conversation on crime and punishment, Prisoners of Politics shows how problematic it is to base criminal justice policy on the whims of the electorate and argues for an overdue shift that could upend our prison problem and make America a more equitable society. “A critically important exploration of the political dynamics that have made us one of the most punitive societies in human history. A must-read by one of our most thoughtful scholars of crime and punishment.” —Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy “Barkow’s analysis suggests that it is not enough to slash police budgets if we want to ensure lasting reform. We also need to find ways to insulate the process from political winds.” —David Cole, New York Review of Books “A cogent and provocative argument about how to achieve true institutional reform and fix our broken system.” —Emily Bazelon, author of Charged |
| criminal justice and political science: Congress and Crime Joseph F. Zimmerman, 2014-08-06 Congress in the latter part of the nineteenth century decided to enact a series of statutes facilitating state enforcement of their respective criminal laws. Subsequently, Congress enacted statutes federalizing what had been solely state crimes, thereby establishing federal court and state court concurrent jurisdiction over these crimes. Federalization of state crimes has been criticized by numerous scholars, U.S. Supreme Court justices, and national organizations. Such federalization has congested the calendars of the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals leading to delays in civil cases because of the Speedy TrialAct that vacates a criminal indictment if a trial is not commenced within a specific number of days, resulted in over-crowded U.S. penitentiaries, and raises the issue of double jeopardy that is prohibited by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the constitution of each state. This book examines the impact of federalization of state crime and draws conclusions regarding its desirability. It also offers recommendations directed to Congress and the President, one recommendation direct to state legislatures for remedial actions to reduce the undesirable effects of federalized state crimes, and one recommendation that Congress and all states enter into a federal-interstate criminal suppression compact. |
| criminal justice and political science: Crimes of Dissent Jarret S. Lovell, 2009-07 From animal rights to anti-abortion, from tax resistance to anti-poverty, activists from across the political spectrum often deliberately break the law to further their causes. While not behaviors common to hardened or self-seeking criminals, the staging of civil disobedience, non-violent resistance, and direct action can nevertheless trigger a harsh response from law enforcement, with those arrested risking jail time and criminal records. Crimes of Dissent features the voices of these activists, presenting a fascinating insider’s look at the motivations, costs and consequences of deliberately violating the law as a strategy of social change. Crimes of Dissent provides readers with an in-depth understanding of why activists break the law, and what happens to them when they do. Using dynamic examples, both historic and recent, Jarret Lovell explores how seasoned protesters are handled and treated by the criminal justice system, shedding light on the intersection between the political and the criminal. By adopting the unique vantage of the street-level activist, Crimes of Dissent provides a fascinating view of protest from the ground, giving voice to those who refuse to remain silent by risking punishment for their political actions. |
| criminal justice and political science: Criminal Justice Policy Making Barbara Stolz, 2002 The how and why of criminal justice policy making is frequently overlooked in criminal justice texts. Stolz fills that gap with this reader, which introduces students to the study of criminal justice policy making at the federal level by drawing on the discipline of political science. Each chapter includes • academic and government publications that acquaint the reader with federal criminal justice policy-making structures and processes • criminal justice policy-making issues related to each branch of government • several political science frameworks, used to explain how governmental structures and processes affect criminal justice policy Stolz begins with an introduction to the background of federal criminal justice policy making. She then moves to the three branches of the federal government involved in the process. In addition, a chapter on non-decision making, where policy makers do not consider certain alternative policies, is included. Each chapter begins with a careful introduction by the editor and concludes with recommendations for further reading, including important electronic resources for further consideration. The selections in this work include academic and government publications and speeches that help to shed light on this important area of criminal justice studies. This unique volume provides the tools for analyzing how criminal justice policy is made. |
| criminal justice and political science: The Politics of International Criminal Law Holly Cullen, Philipp Kastner, Sean Richmond, 2020-12-15 The Politics of International Criminal Law is an interdisciplinary collection of original research that examines the often noted but understudied political dimensions of International Criminal Law, and the challenges this nascent legal regime faces to its legitimacy in world affairs. |
| criminal justice and political science: The Criminal Justice System George F. Cole, Marc G. Gertz, 1998 This text provides an in-depth look at policy issues related to policing, courts, and corrections. It gives students the opportunity to look at difficult issues related to important topics, through an interesting selection of readings. Flexible in its design, the book includes twenty-seven classic and contemporary articles that promote understanding of important issues in the field and encourage readers to think critically about the links between police, politics, law and the administration of justice. Students will explore everything from the crime policies that do or do not work to the latest hot topics. |
| criminal justice and political science: An Introduction to Political Crime Jeffrey Ian Ross, 2012 An introduction to political crime provides a comprehensive and contemporary analysis of political crime including both violent and nonviolent crimes committed by and against the state in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and other advanced industrialized democracies since the 1960s. |
| criminal justice and political science: Trading Democracy for Justice Traci Burch, 2013-08-21 The United States imprisons far more people, total and per capita, and at a higher rate than any other country in the world. Among the more than 1.5 million Americans currently incarcerated, minorities and the poor are disproportionately represented. What’s more, they tend to come from just a few of the most disadvantaged neighborhoods in the country. While the political costs of this phenomenon remain poorly understood, it’s become increasingly clear that the effects of this mass incarceration are much more pervasive than previously thought, extending beyond those imprisoned to the neighbors, family, and friends left behind. For Trading Democracy for Justice, Traci Burch has drawn on data from neighborhoods with imprisonment rates up to fourteen times the national average to chart demographic features that include information about imprisonment, probation, and parole, as well as voter turnout and volunteerism. She presents powerful evidence that living in a high-imprisonment neighborhood significantly decreases political participation. Similarly, people living in these neighborhoods are less likely to engage with their communities through volunteer work. What results is the demobilization of entire neighborhoods and the creation of vast inequalities—even among those not directly affected by the criminal justice system. The first book to demonstrate the ways in which the institutional effects of imprisonment undermine already disadvantaged communities, Trading Democracy for Justice speaks to issues at the heart of democracy. |
| criminal justice and political science: The American System of Criminal Justice George F. Cole, 1995 In this text, Cole follows the teaching approach that criminal justice is an interdisciplinary social science, involving aspects of criminology, sociology, law, and political science. Coles Eagle has an outstanding reputation for providing the most solid overview of criminal justice from this four corners teaching perspective. Cole is effective at displaying how politics and policy fit into the criminal justice system. Material is presented in a way to encourage students to think critically about aspects of crime and justice and to understand that, whether or not they will be employed by the criminal justice system, they have a role in how it works. |
| criminal justice and political science: Mobilized by Injustice Hannah L. Walker, 2020-01-10 Activated by injustice, members of over-policed communities lead the current movement for civil rights in the United States. Responding to decades of abuse by law enforcement and an excessive criminal justice system, activists protested police brutality in Ferguson, organized against stop-and-frisk in New York City, and fueled the rise of Black Lives Matter. Yet, scholars did not anticipate this resistance, instead anticipating the political withdrawal of marginalized citizens. In Mobilized by Injustice, Hannah L. Walker excavates the power of criminal justice to inspire political action. Mobilization results from the belief that one's experiences are a consequence of policies that target people like one's self on the basis of group affiliation like race, ethnicity and class. In order to identify how individuals connect their experiences to a collective struggle, Walker centralizes the voices of those most impacted by criminal justice, pairing personal narratives with analysis of several surveys. She finds that the mobilizing power of the criminal justice system is broad, crosses racial boundaries and extends to the loved ones of custodial citizens. Mobilized by Injustice offers a compelling account of the criminal justice system as a spark for the formation of a movement with the potential to remake American politics. |
| criminal justice and political science: Corruption and Criminal Justice Tina Søreide, 2016-02-26 Criminal law efficiency is a concept often referred to but seldom defined. Clarity, the author argues, is necessary for finding practical solutions to fundamental challenges in this area of law, especially with the criminal justice system itself at risk. Tina Søreide offers views in contrast to mainstream ideas on optimal criminal law responses to corruption, with emphasis on the fundamental role of the criminal justice system in the fight against corruption, and the effect this can have on other mechanisms in society. Her analysis explains the concept of criminal law efficiency through economic approaches and why many criminal law responses to corruption are at risk of becoming ‘façade strategies’ that may, in fact facilitate corruption. Corruption and Criminal Justice offers insights into the obstacles that policymakers and government advisors cannot ignore. It serves as an invaluable resource for advanced students and academics interested in law, economics, and large corporations. |
| criminal justice and political science: Prosecutorial Accountability and Victims' Rights in Latin America Verónica Michel, 2018-01-18 The first analysis of how victims of crime and human rights abuses access justice in Latin America through private prosecution. |
| criminal justice and political science: Criminal Justice at the Crossroads William R. Kelly, 2015-05-05 Over the past forty years, the criminal justice system in the United States has engaged in a very expensive policy failure, attempting to punish its way to public safety, with dismal results. So-called tough on crime policies have not only failed to effectively reduce crime, recidivism, and victimization but also created an incredibly inefficient system that routinely fails the public, taxpayers, crime victims, criminal offenders, their families, and their communities. Strategies that focus on behavior change are much more productive and cost effective for reducing crime than punishment, and in this book, William R. Kelly discusses the policy, process, and funding innovations and priorities that the United States needs to effectively reduce crime, recidivism, victimization, and cost. He recommends proactive, evidence-based interventions to address criminogenic behavior; collaborative decision making from a variety of professions and disciplines; and a focus on innovative alternatives to incarceration, such as problem-solving courts and probation. Students, professionals, and policy makers alike will find in this comprehensive text a bracing discussion of how our criminal justice system became broken and the best strategies by which to fix it. |
| criminal justice and political science: Criminal and Social Justice Dee Cook, 2006-03-22 ·· See Sample Chapters & Resources to download the Introduction to Criminal and Social Justice ·· `Dee Cook′s new book is important, innovative and invigorating. It brings together two spheres - criminal justice and social justice - which are usually, but as she persuades us, unjustifiably kept separate intellectually and in policy and practice. Dee Cook makes a powerful case for the inter-connectedness of penal policy and social policy, bringing together concepts from the two spheres such as social exclusion, citizenship, and human rights. Her innovative approach brings insightful theoretical analysis together with two extended case studies - differential treatment of tax fraud and benefit fraud, and the third way politics of New Labour. This book will make it much more difficult for students, policy-makers and criminal justice practitioners to ignore the social context in which penal policy evolves and is implemented′ - Professor Barbara Hudson, University of Central Lancashire `This is an accessible and lively critical account of the inter-relationship between social and criminal justice in New Labour Britain. It should engage students on a range of programmes, particularly social policy, criminology and sociology′ - Ruth Lister, Professor of Social Policy, Loughborough University `A cogent demonstration that criminal justice cannot be achieved in the absence of social justice. There is a blistering but thoroughly informed critique of New Labour′s failure to narrow this justice gap. Let′s hope the carefully reasoned but impassioned arguments about how to get really tough on the causes of crime and injustice get the attention they deserve′ - Robert Reiner, Professor of Criminology, London School of Economics and Political Science Criminal and Social Justice provides an important insight into the relationship between social inequality, crime and criminalisation. In this accessible and innovative account, Dee Cook examines the nature of the relationship between criminal and social justice - both in theory and in practice. Current social, economic, political and cultural considerations are brought to bear, and contemporary examples are used throughout to help the student to consider this relationship. The book is essential reading for students and researchers in criminology, social policy, social work and sociology. It is also relevant to practitioners in statutory, voluntary and community sector organisations. |
| criminal justice and political science: Legitimacy and Criminal Justice Tom R. Tyler, 2007-10-25 The police and the courts depend on the cooperation of communities to keep order. But large numbers of urban poor distrust law enforcement officials. Legitimacy and Criminal Justice explores the reasons that legal authorities are or are not seen as legitimate and trustworthy by many citizens. Legitimacy and Criminal Justice is the first study of the perceived legitimacy of legal institutions outside the U.S. The authors investigate relations between courts, the police, and communities in the U.K., Western Europe, South Africa, Slovenia, South America, and Mexico, demonstrating the importance of social context in shaping those relations. Gorazd Meško and Goran Klemencic examine Slovenia's adoption of Western-style community policing during its transition to democracy. In the context of Slovenia's recent Communist past—when community policing entailed omnipresent social and political control—citizens regarded these efforts with great suspicion, and offered little cooperation to the police. When states fail to control crime, informal methods of law can gain legitimacy. Jennifer Johnson discusses an extra-legal policing system carried out by farmers in Guerrero, Mexico—complete with sentencing guidelines and initiatives to reintegrate offenders into the community. Feeling that federal authorities were not prosecuting the crimes that plagued their province, the citizens of Guerrero strongly supported this extra-legal arrangement, and engaged in massive protests when the central government tried to suppress it. Several of the authors examine how the perceived legitimacy of the police and courts varies across social groups. Graziella Da Silva, Ignacio Cano, and Hugo Frühling show that attitudes toward the police vary greatly across social classes in harshly unequal societies like Brazil and Chile. And many of the authors find that ethnic minorities often display greater distrust toward the police, and perceive themselves to be targets of police discrimination. Indeed, Hans-Jöerg Albrecht finds evidence of bias in arrests of the foreign born in Germany, which has fueled discontent among Berlin's Turkish youth. Sophie Body-Gendrot points out that mutual hostility between police and minority communities can lead to large-scale violence, as the Parisian banlieu riots underscored. The case studies presented in this important new book show that fostering cooperation between law enforcement and communities requires the former to pay careful attention to the needs and attitudes of the latter. Forging a new field of comparative research, Legitimacy and Criminal Justice brings to light many of the reasons the law's representatives succeed—or fail—in winning citizens' hearts and minds. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation Series on Trust |
| criminal justice and political science: Criminal Justice James A Inciardi, 1999-08-01 Criminal Justice presents a solid overview of the structure, processes, and problems of the criminal justice system in the U.S. This coverage of all major areas of criminal justice allows instructors to focus either on the system as a whole or on areas of particular interest, and is ideal for sociology, criminal justice, and political science departments. Inciardi's research background, his privileged access to national data, and his story-telling writing style guarantee a unique perspective to criminal justice. |
| criminal justice and political science: Academic Politics and the History of Criminal Justice Education Frank Morn, 1995-03-21 The rise of academic criminal justice programs from their beginnings at the University of California in the 1930s through the split into academic and vocational models during the later decades are described in this work. Academic politics and politicians are emphasized. The academic infighting in developing programs, and input from various other disciplines to the field are described. The work is addressed to professors of criminal justice, criminology, sociology, political science, and education. |
| criminal justice and political science: U.S. Attorneys, Political Control, and Career Ambition Banks P. Miller, Brett W. Curry, 2019 Introduction -- Three case studies in political control -- Principal agent theory, career prospects, and United States Attorneys -- Describing the data and issue areas -- Political responsiveness and case filings -- Political responsiveness and sentence length -- Political responsiveness and career prospects -- Concluding thoughts and implications. |
| criminal justice and political science: Getting Away with Murder Susan Estrich, 2009-07-01 After examining what's wrong with the criminal justice system, the author presents a lesson in how the law works and a blueprint for how it should work.--Jacket. |
| criminal justice and political science: Collision Course Kathleen Auerhahn, 2022-01-14 This book is about the convergence of trends in two American institutions – the economy and the criminal justice system. The American economy has radically transformed in the past half-century, led by advances in automation technology that have permanently altered labor market dynamics. Over the same period, the U.S. criminal justice system experienced an unprecedented expansion at great cost. These costs include not only the $80 billion annually in direct expenditures on criminal justice, but also the devastating impacts experienced by justice-involved individuals, families, and communities. Recently, a widespread consensus has emerged that the era of “mass incarceration” is at an end, reflected in a declining prison population. Criminal justice reforms such as diversion and problem-solving courts, a renewed focus on reentry, and drug policy reform have as their goal keeping more individuals with justice system involvement out of prisons, in the community and subsequently in the labor force, which lacks the capacity to accommodate these additional would-be workers. This poses significant problems for criminal justice practice, which relies heavily on employment as a signal of offenders’ intentions to live a law-abiding lifestyle. The diminished capacity of the economy to utilize the labor of all who have historically been expected to work presents significant challenges for American society. Work, in the American ethos is the marker of success, masculinity and how one “contributes to society.” What are the consequences of ignoring these converging structural trends? This book examines these potential consequences, the meaning of work in American society, and suggests alternative redistributive and policy solutions to avert the collision course of these economic and criminal justice policy trends. |
| criminal justice and political science: Talking Criminal Justice Michael J Coyle, 2013-10-28 The words we use to talk about justice have an enormous impact on our everyday lives. As the first in-depth, ethnographic study of language, Talking Criminal Justice examines the speech of moral entrepreneurs to illustrate how our justice language encourages social control and punishment. This book highlights how public discourse leaders (from both conservative and liberal sides) guide us toward justice solutions that do not align with our collectively professed value of equal justice for all through their language habits. This contextualized study of our justice language demonstrates the concealment of intentions with clever language use which mask justice ideologies that differ greatly from our widely espoused justice values. By the evidence of our own words Talking Criminal Justice shows that we consistently permit and encourage the construction of people in ways which attribute motives that elicit and empower social control and punishment responses, and that make punitive public policy options acceptable.This book will be of interest to academics, students and professionals concerned with social and criminal justice, language, rhetoric and critical criminology. |
| criminal justice and political science: Flawed Criminal Justice Policies Frances P. Reddington, Gene Bonham, 2012 This textbook reader examines the concept of flawed policies in the criminal justice arena. The authors address the costs of bad criminal justice policy and offer suggestions for the creation of good, sound, evidence-based policy. Specific topics highlighted include: * The War on Drugs * Immigration Laws * The Patriot Act and Terrorist Laws * Sentencing Guidelines * Three Strikes Laws * Capital Punishment * Sex Offender Laws * Get Tough Juvenile Policy * Zero Tolerance in Schools * Policies for Mental Health Offenders * Policies with Pregnant Offenders Courses appropriate for this textbook reader include upper level undergraduate and graduate level criminal justice courses dealing at least in part with public policies, the media impact on law making, public fear of crime and the legislative response. Other disciplines will also find this book an excellent supplement to their courses in Psychology, Political Science, Public Administration and Policy. As a policy-oriented coursebook in the social science arena, Flawed Criminal Justice Policies by Reddington and Bonham is unparalleled. The authors' proficiency in examining unsustainable criminal justice policies, the misguided public perception and the capricious nature of the media's portrayal of crime compels students to reexamine our nation's crime problem from a much more common sense approach. My students described the textbook as 'practical, real world and thought provoking'. I highly recommend this text and many of my colleagues have also adopted it. It will truly engage your students and elicit great debates and classroom discussion. -- Professor Joanne C. Metzger J.D, Temple University, Department of Criminal Justice The Teacher's Manual is available as a pdf via email or on a CD. Please contact Beth Hall at bhall@cap-press.com to request a copy. PowerPoint slides are available upon adoption. Sample slides from the full, 153-slide presentation are available to view here. Email bhall@cap-press.com for more information. |
| criminal justice and political science: Against Prediction Bernard E. Harcourt, 2008-09-15 From random security checks at airports to the use of risk assessment in sentencing, actuarial methods are being used more than ever to determine whom law enforcement officials target and punish. And with the exception of racial profiling on our highways and streets, most people favor these methods because they believe they’re a more cost-effective way to fight crime. In Against Prediction, Bernard E. Harcourt challenges this growing reliance on actuarial methods. These prediction tools, he demonstrates, may in fact increase the overall amount of crime in society, depending on the relative responsiveness of the profiled populations to heightened security. They may also aggravate the difficulties that minorities already have obtaining work, education, and a better quality of life—thus perpetuating the pattern of criminal behavior. Ultimately, Harcourt shows how the perceived success of actuarial methods has begun to distort our very conception of just punishment and to obscure alternate visions of social order. In place of the actuarial, he proposes instead a turn to randomization in punishment and policing. The presumption, Harcourt concludes, should be against prediction. |
| criminal justice and political science: The Political Roots of Racial Tracking in American Criminal Justice Nina M. Moore, 2015-01-26 This book examines the role of the public and policy makers in enabling the race problem in the American criminal justice system. |
Political Science 313 CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY - College of …
This course covers the basic policies and controversies in criminal justice in the United States. It will focus primarily on criminal justice policy. How these policies get made, why they get made, …
Further Reading on the Politics of Policing, Protest, and …
To acknowledge this body of work and to inform the growing debate over reform, the Department of Political Science has compiled a guide to recent research about policing in the discipline.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science – Criminal Justice Concentration: Preparing you for careers in criminal justice, social justice, law enforcement, and social services, the Criminal Justice concentration focuses …
No Justice, No Peace: Political Science Perspectives on the …
This essayexplores four key dimensions of political science literature on the U.S. criminal legal system, and situates the papers included in this issue within those themes.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Emphasis in Criminal Justice
General Education CORE (30 credits) Political Science Academic Major (27 credits) Grades must be a C or better in Major All students must take the following 15 credits
CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLITICAL SCIENCE - Abilene Christian …
On March 10, Dr. Ben Peterson organized and moderated a panel at the 2023 meeting of the Ciceronian Society at Belmont Abbey College.
Criminal Justice Vs Political Science - archive.ncarb.org
Criminal Justice N. Marion,2011-08-14 Providing a description of the responses taken by the federal government to issues revolving around criminal justice each chapter focuses on a …
Criminal Justice and Political Science, BS
Criminal justice courses provide a foundation for understanding individual and systemic aspects of criminology and criminal justice. Students completing this program should be able to …
Politics Bureaucracy Justice - West Texas A&M University
publication of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at West Texas A&M University. It is edited by students in the department with the advice of faculty members.
Critical Issues in Justice and Politics - Southern Utah University
We are an electronic journal which is published using the Portable Document Format (PDF). Critical Issues in Justice and Politics welcomes submissions from anyone who can write a high …
Political Science and Criminal Justice - catalog.csuchico.edu
If you are interested in politics, how and why government works the way it does, how society responds to crime, international political issues and systems, political theory, or the law, then …
Cameron University Undergraduate Research Journal of …
Ms. Danyle Smith Criminal Justice. Mr. Wayne Smith Criminal Justice. Ms. Christina Leija Criminal Justice. 2. CHiPSVol.3,Issue 1 (2018) EDITORIALBOARD Support for publication of …
Criminal Justice and the Polarization of Public Opinion
areas where criminal justice enforcement overwhelmingly targets blacks compared to whites, such as areas where many more blacks are incarcerated compared to whites. These policies …
Senior Stories - Bernard/Political Science, Crim, and Crim Justice
Science, we study politics and power. We go through a lot of Supreme Court cases, as well as current politics that are going on. For Criminology and Criminal Justice, we discuss the criminal …
Criminal Justice, Political Science - Cengage Asia
Unrivaled in its simplicity and skill-building pedagogy, Harr, Hess, Orthmann, and Kingsbury’s text thoroughly explains the complexities of the U.S. Constitution and the criminal justice system. …
Bachelor of Criminal Justice Political Science Concentration …
S/B Science: ECON 201, 202; GEOG 251, 252; POLI 101, 151; PSYC 152, 206, 209; SOCL 105, 107, 142, 255 Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning: any two courses numbered 100 and above …
Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice
Sep 18, 2020 · The 64 semester hours earned at a North Carolina Community College will be accepted according to the Criminal Justice Articulation Agreement between The University of …
Politics Bureaucracy Justice - West Texas A&M University
publication of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at West Texas A&M University. It is edited by students in the department with the advice of faculty members.
WDT-Criminal Justice (AAS) to SDSU Political Science (BS BA)
Upon successful completion of the major requirements, as indicated below, SDSU will accept 49 technical course credits from the A.A.S. degree in Criminal Justice. Additional transferable …
Political Science and Criminal Justice - University of South …
Enrollment in PSC 310 (W) or CJ 310 (W) is required for both political science and criminal justice majors. The Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice offers an opportunity for …
Political Science 313 CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICY - College …
This course covers the basic policies and controversies in criminal justice in the United States. It will focus primarily on criminal justice policy. How these policies get made, why they get made, …
Further Reading on the Politics of Policing, Protest, and …
To acknowledge this body of work and to inform the growing debate over reform, the Department of Political Science has compiled a guide to recent research about policing in the discipline.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science – Criminal Justice Concentration: Preparing you for careers in criminal justice, social justice, law enforcement, and social services, the Criminal Justice concentration focuses …
No Justice, No Peace: Political Science Perspectives on the …
This essayexplores four key dimensions of political science literature on the U.S. criminal legal system, and situates the papers included in this issue within those themes.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science Emphasis in Criminal …
General Education CORE (30 credits) Political Science Academic Major (27 credits) Grades must be a C or better in Major All students must take the following 15 credits
CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLITICAL SCIENCE - Abilene …
On March 10, Dr. Ben Peterson organized and moderated a panel at the 2023 meeting of the Ciceronian Society at Belmont Abbey College.
Criminal Justice Vs Political Science - archive.ncarb.org
Criminal Justice N. Marion,2011-08-14 Providing a description of the responses taken by the federal government to issues revolving around criminal justice each chapter focuses on a …
Criminal Justice and Political Science, BS
Criminal justice courses provide a foundation for understanding individual and systemic aspects of criminology and criminal justice. Students completing this program should be able to …
Politics Bureaucracy Justice - West Texas A&M University
publication of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at West Texas A&M University. It is edited by students in the department with the advice of faculty members.
Critical Issues in Justice and Politics - Southern Utah University
We are an electronic journal which is published using the Portable Document Format (PDF). Critical Issues in Justice and Politics welcomes submissions from anyone who can write a high …
Political Science and Criminal Justice - catalog.csuchico.edu
If you are interested in politics, how and why government works the way it does, how society responds to crime, international political issues and systems, political theory, or the law, then …
Cameron University Undergraduate Research Journal of …
Ms. Danyle Smith Criminal Justice. Mr. Wayne Smith Criminal Justice. Ms. Christina Leija Criminal Justice. 2. CHiPSVol.3,Issue 1 (2018) EDITORIALBOARD Support for publication of …
Criminal Justice and the Polarization of Public Opinion
areas where criminal justice enforcement overwhelmingly targets blacks compared to whites, such as areas where many more blacks are incarcerated compared to whites. These policies …
Senior Stories - Bernard/Political Science, Crim, and Crim …
Science, we study politics and power. We go through a lot of Supreme Court cases, as well as current politics that are going on. For Criminology and Criminal Justice, we discuss the …
Criminal Justice, Political Science - Cengage Asia
Unrivaled in its simplicity and skill-building pedagogy, Harr, Hess, Orthmann, and Kingsbury’s text thoroughly explains the complexities of the U.S. Constitution and the criminal justice system. …
Bachelor of Criminal Justice Political Science Concentration …
S/B Science: ECON 201, 202; GEOG 251, 252; POLI 101, 151; PSYC 152, 206, 209; SOCL 105, 107, 142, 255 Mathematics/Analytical Reasoning: any two courses numbered 100 and above …
Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice
Sep 18, 2020 · The 64 semester hours earned at a North Carolina Community College will be accepted according to the Criminal Justice Articulation Agreement between The University of …
Politics Bureaucracy Justice - West Texas A&M University
publication of the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice at West Texas A&M University. It is edited by students in the department with the advice of faculty members.
WDT-Criminal Justice (AAS) to SDSU Political Science (BS BA)
Upon successful completion of the major requirements, as indicated below, SDSU will accept 49 technical course credits from the A.A.S. degree in Criminal Justice. Additional transferable …
