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Forty studies that changed criminal justice : explorations into the history of criminal justice research

By Amy B. Thistlethwaite; John Wooldredge

Book information

Year
2014
ISBN
9780133008654, 0133008657
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6468741 bytes)
Edition
Second
Pages
\411
Time added
2020-07-31 02:20:24

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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHORS Part I: Police Chapter 1 POLICE BEHAVIOR Police Personality: Are Police Officers Different from the Rest of Us? Police Styles: Why Are There Differences in Police Behavior Across Communities? Police Officer Socialization: Why Are Police Officers Different from the Rest of Us? Chapter 2 POLICE DISCRETION Police Officers’ Use of Discretion: What Influences Police Decision-Making? The Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment: Does Arrest Deter Crime? Chapter 3 POLICE OPERATIONS The Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment: Can the Police Prevent Crime and Make Us Feel Safe? Patrol Staffing: Which Is Better, One- or Two-Officer Patrol Units? The Newark Foot Patrol Experiment: Should the Police Patrol in Cars or on Foot? The Rand Study of Investigation: Do Detectives Really Solve Crimes? Chapter 4 THE POLICE ROLE Problem-Oriented Policing: Can the Police Fix the Underlying Problems Responsible for Crime? Broken Windows: Does Urban Blight Lead to Crime? Chapter 5 POLICE USE OF FORCE Deadly Force: What Explains the Variation in Police Shootings Across Departments? Police Use of Force: What Explains Police Use of Non-Deadly Force Against the Public? Chapter 6 FEMALE POLICE OFFICERS Female Police Officers: Do Female Officers Perform as Well as Male Officers? Part II: Courts Chapter 1 PRE-CONVICTION DISPOSITIONS Barriers to Pretrial Release: Are Suspects Punished Before Guilt Is Determined? Prosecutors’ Use of Discretion in Decision-Making: Do Prosecutors Consider Extralegal Factors in Their Decisions? Chapter 2 THE GUILTY PLEA PROCESS “Going Rate” Sentences for Defendants Who Plead Guilty: How Do Attorneys Use the Penal Code in case processing? The Defense Attorney’s Role in Plea Bargaining: Are Defendants Pressured by Their Own Attorneys to Plead Guilty? Organizational Differences in Case Processing Across Courts: How Does Court “Culture” Influence Case Processing? Procedural Injustices and Due Process Violations in Court: What Influences Defendants’ Cynicism Toward the Legal Process? Chapter 3 THE JURY TRIAL Jury Decision-Making: Why Do Juries and Judges Sometimes Disagree? The Insanity Defense: Are Jurors Able to Understand Different Legal Rules for Establishing a Defendant’s Criminal Responsibility? Chapter 4 SENTENCING Judicial Discretion in Sentencing Decisions: Do Judges Discriminate Against Individuals of Lower Socioeconomic Status? Judges’ Assessments of an Offender’s Risk for Future Criminality: Are Sentences Affected by Stereotypes of “Dangerous Offenders”? Sentencing Guidelines: Can a Sentencing Scheme Be Developed to Reduce Inequities in Prison Sentences? Chapter 5 WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS Wrongful Convictions in Death Penalty Cases: What Are the Extent and Impact of Executing Innocent Persons? Part III: Corrections Chapter 1 CORRECTIONAL GOALS The Effectiveness of Correctional Treatment: Can Criminals Be Rehabilitated? Capital Punishment: Does the Death Penalty Deter Murder? Selective Incapacitation: Can Crime Be Reduced Without Increasing Prison Populations? Collective Incapacitation: Does Incarceration Reduce the Costs of Crime? Chapter 2 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS Felony Probation: Is It Safe to Put Felons on Probation? Parole Prediction: Is It Possible to Predict Who Will Succeed or Fail on Parole? Chapter 3 INMATE SUBCULTURES Inmate Social Networks: How Do Inmates Become Socialized into a Prison Culture? The “Pains of Imprisonment”: How Do Inmates Adapt to Imprisonment? Female Inmate Subcultures: Are Female Inmates’ Experiences Different from the Experiences of Male Inmates? Inmate Race Relations: Do Prison Subcultures Differ by an Inmate’s Race? Chapter 4 INMATE VIOLENCE Inmate Victimization: Are Prisons Safe for Inmates? Prison Riots: What Causes Inmates to Riot? Chapter 5 CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS The Stanford Prison Experiment: What Explains the Coercive Behavior of Prison Guards? Correctional Officers’ Use of Force: How Do Officers Use Physical Force to Control Inmates?

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