An edition of Guilty
(2014)
Guilty
crime, punishment, and the changing face of justice
by Teri Kanefield
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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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Administration of Criminal justice, Judicial process, Guilt (Law), Juvenile literature, Administration of criminal justice, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 6, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, Criminal law, Law, juvenile literaturePlaces
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Guilty: crime, punishment, and the changing face of justice
2014
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0544148967 9780544148963
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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.
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| March 1, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 9, 2020 | Edited by Mek | adding Reading Level-Grade 12 to subjects |
| April 9, 2020 | Edited by Mek | adding Reading Level-Grade 10 to subjects |
| April 9, 2020 | Edited by Mek | adding Reading Level-Grade 11 to subjects |
| January 10, 2019 | Created by MARC Bot | import new book |