criminal justice, administration of

Explores some of the facts surrounding law enforcement, legal proceedings, and incarceration; and examines some of the injustices of the judicial system in North America.

Chronicles one year in a courtroom in Chicago's Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest felony courthouse in the country, recounting the stories of the lawyers, judges, and criminals who passed through the courtroom.

A reference guide which examines the history of punishment in America, looks at debates over the methods and administration of punishment, provides a worldwide perspective on the topic, and includes a chronology, biographical sketches, facts and data, and resources.

Examines the debate over whether rehabilitation should be the goal of punishment for crime in the United States, looking at various theories of crime deterrence, and discussing specific prison populations, and the death penalty.

Examines the role of probation and parole in the American criminal justice system, and addresses questions of whether one philosophy of punishment should apply to all types of prisoners, and whether society is better served by a tough or liberal stance on crime.

Explores the various punishments given out to thieves, murderers, and other criminals in ancient Greece.