MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02852cam a22003018a 4500
001 2009021918
003 DLC
005 20100222075232.0
008 090601s2009 miu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009021918
020 $a9780737743609 (hardcover)
020 $a9780737743593 (pbk.)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aHV6789$b.C68133 2009
082 00 $a364.973$222
245 00 $aCrime and criminals /$cChristina Fisanick, book editor.
260 $aDetroit :$bGreenhaven Press,$c2009.
263 $a0909
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aOpposing viewpoints
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPrisoners have too many rights / Jack Lee -- Prisoners need more rights / Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons -- Men suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than women / Richard F. Doyle -- Women suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than men / Correctional Association of New York -- Women in prison are sexually vulnerable / Nicole Summer -- Men in prison are sexually vulnerable / Daniel Brook -- Minorities are unfairly targeted by law enforcement / Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund -- Minorities are not unfairly targeted by law enforcement / New Century Foundation -- Older prisoners should be released early / Justice Matters -- Older prisoners should not receive lenient sentences / Kelly Porcella -- Mentally ill offenders should be held responsible for their actions / Richard E. Vatz -- Mentally ill offenders should not be executed / American Civil Liberties Union -- White-collar criminals should be given lighter sentences / Rob Norton -- White-collar criminals should not be released early / Ming Zhen Shakya -- The death penalty deters crime / David B. Muhlhausen -- The death penalty does not deter crime / Aundre M. Herron -- Surveillance equipment helps reduce crime / Spencer E. Ante -- Surveillance equipment does not reduce crime / American Civil Liberties Union -- Tougher sentences deter crime / John Lott -- Tougher sentences do not deter crime / The JFA Institute -- Measuring recidivism is complicated / Martha Lyman and Stefan LoBuglio -- Rehabilitation reduces recidivism rates among drug offenders / Government Accountability Office -- Corrections officials should be held responsible for recidivism / Jason Newman -- Restorative justice is more effective than retribution in preventing recidivism / Jonathan Aitken -- Transition programs reduce recidivism rates / Danny L. Jordan -- Relapse prevention therapy can lower recidivism rates / George A. Parks.
650 0 $aCrime$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCriminals$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCrime prevention$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCriminal justice, Administration of$zUnited States.
650 0 $aRecidivism$zUnited States.
700 1 $aFisanick, Christina.