Crime and criminals
By: Christina Fisanick, book editor.
Contributors: Fisanick, Christina.
Series: Opposing viewpoints
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
ISBN-13: 9780737743609; 9780737743593
Subjects: Crime -- United States; Criminals -- United States; Crime prevention -- United States; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States; Recidivism -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-236) and index.
Table of contents: title: Prisoners have too many rights / Jack Lee; title: Prisoners need more rights / Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons; title: Men suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than women / Richard F. Doyle; title: Women suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than men / Correctional Association of New York; title: Women in prison are sexually vulnerable / Nicole Summer; title: Men in prison are sexually vulnerable / Daniel Brook; title: Minorities are unfairly targeted by law enforcement / Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund; title: Minorities are not unfairly targeted by law enforcement / New Century Foundation; title: Older prisoners should be released early / Justice Matters; title: Older prisoners should not receive lenient sentences / Kelly Porcella; title: Mentally ill offenders should be held responsible for their actions / Richard E. Vatz; title: Mentally ill offenders should not be executed / American Civil Liberties Union; title: White-collar criminals should be given lighter sentences / Rob Norton; title: White-collar criminals should not be released early / Ming Zhen Shakya; title: The death penalty deters crime / David B. Muhlhausen; title: The death penalty does not deter crime / Aundre M. Herron; title: Surveillance equipment helps reduce crime / Spencer E. Ante; title: Surveillance equipment does not reduce crime / American Civil Liberties Union; title: Tougher sentences deter crime / John Lott; title: Tougher sentences do not deter crime / The JFA Institute; title: Measuring recidivism is complicated / Martha Lyman and Stefan LoBuglio; title: Rehabilitation reduces recidivism rates among drug offenders / Government Accountability Office; title: Corrections officials should be held responsible for recidivism / Jason Newman; title: Restorative justice is more effective than retribution in preventing recidivism / Jonathan Aitken; title: Transition programs reduce recidivism rates / Danny L. Jordan; title: Relapse prevention therapy can lower recidivism rates / George A. Parks.