Continuing the Struggle for Justice : 100 Years of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.

Continuing the Struggle for Justice : 100 Years of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.

This centennial collection of essays and original research studies captures the varied spectrum of philosophies and concerns of the Board and staff of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) over the past century . The criminological experts represented in this volume are renowned for t...

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Main Author: Krisberg, Barry
Other Authors: Marchionna, Susan, Baird, S. Christopher
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2007.
Subjects:
National Council on Crime and Delinquency > History.
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of
United States
History
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Table of Contents:
  • COVER; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART I: THE VIEWS FROM NCCD'S FIVE PRESIDENTS; 1
  • RATIONAL CRIME TREATMENT; 2
  • A CRITIQUE OF THE MODEL PENAL CODE SENTENCING PROPOSALS; 3
  • MILTON RECTOR; 4
  • DOING VIOLENCE TO THE CRIME PROBLEM; 5
  • HATE THE PLAYER AND HATE THE GAME; PART II: THE NEED FOR A SEPARATE SYSTEM OF JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN; 6
  • THE JUVENILE COURT IN THE SERVICE STATE; 7
  • THE YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU; 8
  • SAFETY AND WELFARE REVIEW OF THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH AUTHORITY; 9
  • CREATING EFFECTIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS; PART III: ALTERNATIVES TO MASS INCARCERATION; 10
  • THE EXTRAVAGANCE OFIMPRISONMENT.
  • 11
  • THE STATE OF CORRECTIONS TODAY12
  • THE "PRISON PAYS" STUDIES; 13
  • MAKING PAROLING POLICY EXPLICIT; 14
  • IMPEDIMENTS TO PENAL REFORM; PART IV: BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE; 15
  • THE MICHIGAN STRUCTURED DECISION-MAKING SYSTEM; 16
  • THE RELATIVE VALIDITY OF ACTUARIAL AND CONSENSUS-BASED RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS; 17
  • IMPROVED DECISION MAKING IN CHILD MALTREATMENT CASES; 18
  • THE PLIGHT OF CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS ARE IN PRISON; PART V: THE LINK BETWEEN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE; 19
  • RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN CRIMINAL SENTENCING; 20
  • ORGANIZING FOR COMMUNITY POLICING.
  • 21
  • VIOLENCE, U.S.A.22
  • THE COLOR OF LAW AND THE ISSUE OF COLOR; 23
  • NAVIGATING THE HIDDEN OBSTACLES TO EX-OFFENDER REENTRY; 24
  • TAKING IT TO THE STREETS; 25
  • WE DO NOT DESERVE TO KILL; PART VI: CONCLUSION; INDEX; ABOUT THE EDITORS.

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