Criminal justice
By: David Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors.
Contributors: Haugen, David M., 1969-; Musser, Susan.
Series: Opposing viewpoints
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
ISBN-13: 9780737741988; 9780737741995
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why consider opposing viewpoints?; title: Introduction; title: Does the criminal justice system need reform?; title: Chapter preface; title: 1) Grand juries should be reformed to check prosecutor power / Stanley S. Arkin; title: 2) Grand juries should be reformed to reflect the communities they serve / Kevin K. Washburn; title: 3) Law enforcement should cease racial profiling / Jesselyn McCurdy; title: 4) Law enforcement does not engage in racial profiling / Steve Chapman; title: 5) Terrorism suspects should be tried in federal court / Carl Tobias; title: 6) Terrorism suspects should be tried by military commission / R. Peter Masterton; title: 7) The criminal justice system should be lenient on minors / MacArthur Foundation; title: Periodical bibliography; title: What is the state of the prison system in the United States?; title: Chapter preface; title: High incarceration rates decrease crime rates / James Q. Wilson; title: High incarceration rates do not necessarily decrease crime rates / Howard N. Snyder and Jeanne B. Stinchcomb; title: Comprehensive reentry programs will reduce recidivism / Mark A. Nadler; title: Reentry programs are often flawed / Douglas B. Marlowe; title: Faith-based prison programs should be supported by the government / John D. Hewitt; title: Faith-based prison programs are unconstitutional / Lawrence T. Jablecki; title: Periodical bibliography; title: Should sentencing laws be reformed?; title: Chapter preface; title: Mandatory minimum sentences are necessary and just / Alberto Gonzales; title: Mandatory minimum sentences are unnecessary and unjust / Mary Price; title: The death penalty should be abolished / Amnesty International; title: The death penalty should not be abolished / David B. Muhlhausen; title: Crack-cocaine sentencing laws should be reformed retroactively / Mark Mauer; title: Crack-cocaine sentencing laws should not be reformed retroactively / Gretchen C.F. Shappert; title: Periodical bibliography; title: Are defendants' rights protected in the United States?; title: Chapter preface; title: 1) War detainees deserve the right to habeas corpus / Aziz Huq; title: 2) War detainees have no right to habeas corpus / Andrew C. McCarthy; title: Are we failing to safeguard the rights of poor defendants / Kirsten Anderberg; title: 4) Judges are failing to safeguard the rights of poor defendants / Richard Klein; title: 5) Circumventing police' knock and announce' rules violate civil rights / Radley Balko; title: 6) The exclusionary rule should be abolished / William Tucker; title: Periodical bibliography; title: For further discussion; title: Organizations to contact; title: Bibliography of books; title: Index.