Taking sides.
By: selected, edited, and with introductions by  Thomas J. Hickey.
Contributors: Hickey, Thomas J.
Edition: 7th ed.
Series: Taking sides
Publisher: Contemporay Learning Series/McGraw-Hill
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Dubuque, Iowa
Number of pages: 403
ISBN-13: 9780073194905
Subjects: Crime -- United States.; Criminology -- United States.
Other titles: Clashing views in crime and criminology; Crime and criminology
Description: A debate-style reader provides an introduction to controversial issues in crime and criminology, followed by arguments presenting opposing viewpoints on the topic.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Definitions and explanations of crime; title: Is crime always functional?; title: Is criminal behavior biologically determined?; title: Does IQ significantly contribute to crime?; title: Is street crime more serious than white-collar crime?; title: Part 2: Justice issues and contemporary public policy; title: Does arresting spousal batterers do more harm than good?; title: Is racial profiling an acceptable law enforcement strategy; title: Should serious sex offenders be castrated?; title: Should juvenile courts be abolished?; title: Are the dangers of internet Child Pornography exaggerated?; title: Part 3: Prison programs and alternatives; title: Is the segregation of HIV-Positive inmates ethical?; title: Are conjugal and familial visitations effective rehabilitative concepts?; title: Should serial killers and violent sexual offenders be quarantined for life?; title: Part 4: Criminal justice research, evaluation and policy analysis; title: Is capital punishment bad public policy?; title: Do more guns lead to less crime?; title: Should the police enforce zero-tolerance laws?; title: Part 5: Future trends in criminology and criminal justice; title: Should marijuana be legalized?; title: Do three strikes sentencing laws and other "get tough" approaches really work?; title: Should juries be able to disregard the law and free "guilty" persons in racially charges case?; title: Should behavior modification techniques be used to brainwash criminals?