U.S. Criminal Justice Policy: A Contemporary Reader

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.

• Criminological Theory: Past to Present: Essential Readings
• Organizational Behavior and Management in Law Enforcement (3rd Edition)
• A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving
• Preventing Lethal Violence in New Orleans, A Great American City
• Criminal Justice Policy and Planning
• Juvenile Justice In America (8th Edition)
• Don't Shoot: One Man, A Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America
• Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System
• Adventures in Social Research: Data Analysis Using IBM SPSS Statistics
• Vold's Theoretical Criminology