Controlling the Dangerous Classes: A History of Criminal Justice in America (2nd Edition)
Controlling the Dangerous Classes: A History of Criminal Justice in America, 2/ERandall G. Shelden,Universityof Nevada - Las VegasISBN-10:      0205571891   This text covers the history of criminal justice from a critical perspective and explores the historical biases of the criminal justice system.This theme is explored by tracing the development of criminal law through the development of the police institution, the juvenile justice system, and the prison system.  New to this edition:Chapter 7, Crime Control in the New Millennium, detailing the “prison industrial complex” is a total revision and update of the original chapter on the “crime control industry.”A new chapter, Chapter 8, Where Do We Go from Here? explores alternatives and suggestions for changes.