You decide!
Subtitle: current debates in criminal justice
By: Bruce N. Waller.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780205514106
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Popular works
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Should the police practice discretion when enforcing the law?; title: Should the police use trickery and deceit in investigations and interrogations?; title: Should a victims' rights amendment be added to the U.S. Constitution?; title: Should the use of jailhouse informants be abolished?; title: Is plea bargaining a legitimate way of settling criminal cases?; title: Must juries be cross-sectional representations of the community?; title: Jury nullification : should jurors ever refuse to follow the law?; title: Is the restorative justice model the best model for criminal justice?; title: Should shaming be an element of criminal punishment?; title: Should there be mandatory minimum sentences for criminal offenses?; title: Is selective incapacitation an effective policy for reducing crime?; title: Supermax prisons : valuable or vile?; title: What are the rights of criminals and prisoners?; title: Should there be laws requiring registration and community notification for convicted sex offenders?; title: Should the death penalty be abolished?; title: Are boot camps a good way to deal with youthful offenders?; title: Should we eliminate the special system of juvenile justice?; title: Should we continue the "war on drugs"?; title: Is the patriot act a necessary protection against terrorism or a threat to our civil liberties?.