criminal justice, administration of

This volume addresses alternatives to incarceration and the pros and cons of employing them to control crime and recidivism.

Examines legal cases drawn from three centuries of American courtroom history, beginning with the Salem witch trials, to explore the gap between law and justice; noting instances in which errors were made and questioning the fairness of legal verdicts.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether the criminal justice system needs reform, whether sentencing laws should be reformed, and what rights should be a part of the criminal justice system.

A lawyer shares a report on what she finds to be the sources of failures in America's justice system, identifying what is likened to an "assembly-line" approach to the legal process that results in unfair and inappropriate judgments.

Explore specific issues of criminal justice with expert opinions in a pro/con format.

Argues that the United States' incarceration rate is a direct result of the nation's history of racial oppression, which has led to a more punitive society and a continuation of racial hierarchies.

Provides accounts of thirty-five crimes and trials that achieved celebrity status, beginning with the Black Sox scandal of 1919 and continuing through the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse scandal of 2004, each with photographs, sidebars, and references; and includes introductory essays that discuss the social and historical contexts in which the cases occurred.

Recounts the stories of one hundred men and two women wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death in the United States.

Contains fourteen essays in which lawyers, criminologists, and social scientists discuss aspects of wrongful conviction, looking at the causes of wrongful convictions, and the social characteristics of the wrongly convicted, and featuring case studies and personal histories, as well as suggestions for solving the problem.