Guilty
Subtitle: crime, punishment, and the changing face of justice
By: by Teri Kanefield
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780544148963
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice; Judicial process; Guilt (Law); Juvenile literature; Administration of criminal justice
Description: Offers an overview of crime and the American criminal justice system, using extensive examples of real cases to illustrate difficult questions about what is considered criminal and what punishment is appropriate for different types of crimes.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-130) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: Deciding what behavior to criminalize; title: Crimes of opportunity: theft : or good luck?; title: Another kind of bank robbery; title: Cheating? or lucking into a good deal?; title: Race: changing attitudes and laws; title: Deciding What is a danger to society; title: Killing is a crime, except when it isn't; title: Part II: Punishment; title: Retribution : "An eye for an eye"; title: Deterrence, or a warning to all; title: The conveyor belt of justice; title: Part III: Due process and the presumption of innocence; title: Dolly Mapp and unreasonable searches; title: The right to counsel; title: Conveyor belts and obstacle courses; title: Conclusion: Thinking like a lawyer.