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  • Drugs, Crime, and Justice

    by Cassia Spohn, Steven R. Belenko ...
    Drugs, Crime, and Justice is an engaging, yet comprehensive, analysis of the interrelationships among drug use/abuse, crime, and justice. The first four chapters introduce readers to the interrelationships between drugs and crime, while the second later chapters provide readers with an overview of historical and contemporary policies, as well as a comprehensive review of research on policing drug ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

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  • A Plague of Prisons

    The Epidemiology of Mass Incarceration in America

    by Ernest Drucker ...
    The public health expert and prison reform activist offers "meticulous analysis" on our criminal justice system and the plague of American incarceration ( The Washington Post).An internationally recognized public health scholar, Ernest Drucker uses the tools of epidemiology to demonstrate that incarceration in the United States has become an epidemic—a plague upon our body politic. He argues that ... Read more

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  • When Prisoners Come Home

    Parole and Prisoner Reentry

    by Joan Petersilia ...
    Series series Studies in Crime and Public Policy
    Every year, hundreds of thousands of jailed Americans leave prison and return to society. Largely uneducated, unskilled, often without family support, and with the stigma of a prison record hanging over them, many if not most will experience serious social and psychological problems after release. Fewer than one in three prisoners receive substance abuse or mental health treatment while ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Crime and Public Policy

    Edited by James Q. Wilson, Joan Petersilia ...
    Crime in the United States has fluctuated considerably over the past thirty years, as have the policy approaches to deal with it. During this time criminologists and other scholars have helped to shed light on the role of incarceration, prevention, drugs, guns, policing, and numerous other aspects to crime control. Yet the latest research is rarely heard in public discussions and is often missing ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Thinking About Crime

    by James Q. Wilson ...
    As crime rates inexorably rose during the tumultuous years of the 1970s, disputes over how to handle the violence sweeping the nation quickly escalated. James Q. Wilson redefined the public debate by offering a brilliant and provocative new argument-that criminal activity is largely rational and shaped by the rewards and penalties it offers-and forever changed the way Americans think about crime. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Prisoner Reentry and Social Capital

    The Long Road to Reintegration

    by Angela J. Hattery, Earl Smith ...
    "If you do the crime you gotta do the time." This adage reflects the overall attitude most Americans have about crime and the criminal justice system. Implicit in this adage is the notion that once "the time" is done, the individual is free to re-enter society and resume a normal life. In Prisoner Re-entry and Social Capital, authors Earl Smith and Angela J. Hattery challenge this myth. Prisoner ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

  • Private Guns, Public Health, New Ed.

    by David Hemenway ...
    On an average day in the United States, guns are used to kill over ninety people and wound about three hundred more; yet such facts are accepted as a natural consequence of supposedly high American rates of violence. Private Guns, Public Health reveals the advantages of treating gun violence as a consumer safety and public health problem—an approach that emphasizes prevention over punishment and ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Criminology

    The Essentials

    by Anthony Walsh, Cody Jorgensen ...
    In Criminology: The Essentials, authors Anthony Walsh and Cody Jorgensen introduce students to major theoretical perspectives and criminology topics in a concise, easy-to-read format. This straightforward overview of the major subject areas in criminology thoroughly covers the most up-to-date advances in theory and research, while challenging students to consider the applications of these theories ... Read more

    $87.29 USD

  • Encyclopedia of American Prisons

    Edited by Marilyn D. McShane, Frank P. Williams ...
    Series series Garland Studies in the History of American Labor
    Original essays by corrections experts The United States has the lightest incarceration rate in the world and crime is one of the major driving forces of political discourse throughout the country. Information about penal institutions, imprisonment, and prisoners is important to everyone, from judges on the bench to citizens on the street. Now for the first time, a comprehensive reference work ... Read more

    $345.00 USD

  • Forensic Social Work

    Psychosocial and Legal Issues in Diverse Practice Settings

    Edited by Kelly Ward, PhD, LCSW, LCADC, Tina Maschi, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, Carolyn Bradley, PhD, LCSW, LCADC ...
    "[T]his book provides practical practice guidance as well as...interviewing and assessment tips....[A]n invaluable source of information for students, practitioners, researchers and educators."-Karen M. Sowers, PhDDean, University of TennesseeCollege of Social WorkRegardless of their field of practice, all social workers must understand how legal issues impact the financial, psychological, ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Problem Solving Courts

    A Measure of Justice

    by JoAnn Miller, Donald C. Johnson ...
    Problem Solving Courts explores a relatively new approach to criminal justice-one that can have a powerful impact on how convicts connect with their communities. Problem solving courts, born out of the drug court movement in the 1980s, are run by judges who, with the assistance of law enforcement agents and mental health workers, meet with convicts on a weekly basis to talk about their treatment. ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • The Handbook of Drugs and Society

    Edited by Henry H. Brownstein ...
    Series series Wiley Handbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice
    This handbook provides a comprehensive examination of the past and present roles of drugs in society with a focus on theory, research, policy, and practice.Includes 28 original chapters with multi-disciplinary and international perspectives by top social and behavioral scientistsReviews current knowledge in the field, including key research findings, theoretical developments, and methodological ... Read more

    $181.00 USD