An edition of Guilty (2014)

Guilty

crime, punishment, and the changing face of justice

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An edition of Guilty (2014)

Guilty

crime, punishment, and the changing face of justice

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Offers an overview of crime and the American criminal justice system, using extensive examples of real cases to illustrate difficult questions about what is considered criminal and what punishment is appropriate for different types of crimes.

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English
Pages
134

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Table of Contents

Part I: Deciding what behavior to criminalize
Crimes of opportunity: theft : or good luck?
Another kind of bank robbery
Cheating? or lucking into a good deal?
Race: changing attitudes and laws
Deciding What is a danger to society
Killing is a crime, except when it isn't
Part II: Punishment
Retribution : "An eye for an eye"
Deterrence, or a warning to all
The conveyor belt of justice
Part III: Due process and the presumption of innocence
Dolly Mapp and unreasonable searches
The right to counsel
Conveyor belts and obstacle courses
Conclusion: Thinking like a lawyer.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-130) and index.

Copyright Date
2014

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
364.973
Library of Congress
KF9223 .K29 2014, KF9223.K29 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 134 pages :
Number of pages
134

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26642695M
Internet Archive
guiltycrimepunis0000kane
ISBN 10
0544148967
ISBN 13
9780544148963
LCCN
2013042010
OCLC/WorldCat
862962271

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