Taking sides.
By: edited, selected, and with introductions by Richard C. Monk.
Contributors: Monk, Richard C., 1943-
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Dushkin Pub. Group
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
Subjects: Crime -- United States.; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.; Criminology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Part 1.Definitions and explanations of crime:; value: Is crime always functional?; value: Does rap music contribute to violent crime?; value: Does IQ significantly contribute to crime?; value: Is street crime more serious than white-collar crime?; value: Part2.Criminal justice and race, gender, and youth:; value: Does arresting batterers do more harm than good?; value: Are legal rights harmful to African Americans?; value: Are blacks helped by the drug war?; value: Should juvenile courts be abolished?; value: Should the federal government have a major role in reducing juvenile crime?; value: Are the dangers of Internet child pornography exaggerated?; value: Part3.Is the segregation of HIV-positive inmates ethical?; value: Are conjugal and familial visitations effective rehabilitative concepts?; value: Should serial killers and violent sexual offenders be quarantined?; value: Part 4.Criminal justice research, evaluation, and policy analysis:; value: Is capital punishment bad policy?; value: Do more guns lead to less crime?; value: Should zero tolerance/broken windows policing be encouraged?; value: Part 5.Future trends in criminology and criminal justice:; value: Does three strikes and other tough approaches work?; value: Should jury nullification be used to reduce ethnic and racial inequities?; value: Does the international drug war encourage human rights violations?