Full Description
This book is a systematic examination of the nature of America's crime and criminal justice system as defined by its policy-makers at different times and in disparate contexts of social and political realities. By examining legislative documents and court cases and analyzing federal and state policy developments in such areas as drug crimes, juvenile crimes, sex crimes, and cyber crimes, this book provides a historically embedded and policy relevant understanding of how America's system of criminal justice was born, how it has grown, and where it is going.
Contents
Chapter 1 1: Crime Policy: Meaning, Nature, Actors, and Contexts
Chapter 2 2: Federalization of Crime and Justice Policy: History, Trends, and Processes
Chapter 3 3: The War on Drugs: Evolution of the Policy of Criminalization
Chapter 4 4: Policy-Making in Juvenile Justice: Growth, Change, and Continuity
Chapter 5 5: Sex Crimes: Laws and Policy Developments
Chapter 6 6: Cyber Crimes: Laws and Policy Developments
Chapter 7 7: Crime and Justice Policy in American in the 21st century: The Emerging Trends
