U.S. Criminal Justice Policy: .

U.S. Criminal Justice Policy: .
- Features the work of criminal justice policy experts from across the U.S.
- Presents a contextual framework for understanding criminal justice policy-making in the United States.
- Brings a policy focus to a wide range of pressing issues in policing, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice.
- Explores a number of challenging policy issues including, immigration, technology, financial and environmental regulation, human trafficking, and public health
- Includes a new chapter on the intersection of criminal justice and national security policy.
- Provides discussion questions to encourage the investigation of key topics and to enhance understanding of contemporary U.S. criminal justice policy.
- A downloadable Test Bank is available to adopting institutions
This updated Second Edition surveys the incredibly dynamic field of criminal justice policy in the United States. The collection addresses how criminal policy issues are framed, identifies participants in the policy process, discusses how policy is made, and considers the constraints and opportunities facing policy-makers. Findings are linked to broader institutional, cultural, and global criminal justice trends, and are used to determine what current research reveals about crime policy and democratic governance. U.S. Criminal Justice Policy: A Contemporary Reader, Second Edition encourages readers to engage in a dialogue about criminal justice policy, as well as think about the potential for criminal justice reform.
Country USA
Brand Jones & Bartlett Learning
Manufacturer Jones & Bartlett Learning
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2015-10-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781284020250

Country	USA
Brand	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Manufacturer	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2015-10-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781284020250

U.S. Criminal Justice Policy: .

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