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xxi, 354 pages : 24 cm Contains thirty-six essays, arranged in pro and contra pairs, that address a variety of issues within crime and criminology Includes bibliographical references and 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?

Author

edited, selected, and with introductions by Richard C. Monk

Publisher

Dushkin Pub. Group/Brown & Benchmark Publishers

Published

1993

Language

EN

ISBN

9781561344468

Subjects

Social Science, True Crime, Sociology