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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard C Monk |
| ISBN: | 007237151X 9780072371512 |
| OCLC Number: | 48246062 |
| Description: | xix, 386 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Is crime always functional? -- Does rap music contribute to violent crime? -- Does IQ significantly contribute to crime? -- Is street crime more serious than white-collar crime? -- Does arresting batterers do more harm than good? -- Are legal rights harmful to African Americans? -- Are blacks helped by the drug war? -- Should juvenile courts be abolished? -- Should the Federal Government have a major role in reducing juvenile crime? -- Are the dangers of internet Child Pornography exaggerated? -- Is the segregation of HIV-Positive inmates ethical? -- Are conjugal and familial visitations effective rehabilitative concepts? -- Should serial killers and violent sexual offenders be quarantined? -- Is capital punishment bad policy? -- Do more guns lead to less crime? -- Should zero tolerance/broken windows policing be encouraged? -- Does three strikes and other tough approaches work? -- Should jury nullification be used to reduce ethnic and racial inequities? -- Does the International Drug War encourage human rights violations? |
| Other Titles: | Clashing views on controversial issues in crime and criminology, Crime and criminology |
| Responsibility: | selected, edited, and with introductions by Richard C. Monk. |
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