Crime control, politics, and policy
By: Peter J. Benekos, Alida V. Merlo.
Contributors: Merlo, Alida V.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lexis Nexis, T Anderson Pub., a member of the LexisNexis Group
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Newark, NJ
Language: eng
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States; Law enforcement -- United States; Mass media and crime -- United States; Corrections -- United States; Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Dynamics of criminal justice; title: Police : maintaining a delicate balance; title: The court conundrum : confronting the consequences of policy; title: Punishment and prisons : correctional policy in crisis; title: Juvenile justice : deconstructing adolescence and dismantling the juvenile court; title: Criminal justice policy : the legacy of get-tough legislation; title: Changing course.