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The Past, Present, and Future of American Criminal Justice

Brendan Maguire and Polly F. Radosh

Today's criminal justice system is the product of adjustments and reappraisals of policies and practices of the past. The Past Present, and Future of American Criminal Justice highlights how criminal justice has changed and how it continues to change. It brings together three sections: on police, courts, and corrections. Each section contains a historical case study chapter, a chapter on the contemporary patterns, and a chapter of informed speculations on future trends. Altogether The Past, Present and Future gives an excellent overview the everchanging U.S. criminal justice system.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 240 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
978-1-882289-40-0 • Paperback • January 1996 • $49.00 • (£38.00)
Series: The Reynolds Series in Sociology
Subjects: Law / Criminal LAW / General
Chapter 1 A Sociological Introduction to American Criminal Justice
Chapter 2 The Police in the 1800s: A Four-City Analysis
Chapter 3 Current Issues in Policing
Chapter 4 The Future of Policing: From a War Model to a Peace Model
Chapter 5 The Criminal Courts in "Young America": Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1820-60 with Some Comparisons to Massachusetts and South Carolina
Chapter 6 The Politics of the American Court System with a Special Emphasis on the Supreme Court
Chapter 7 The Future of American Courts
Chapter 8 From Pardon to Parole
Chapter 9 Contemporary Corrections in the United States
Chapter 10 Two Futures for American Corrections

The Past, Present, and Future of American Criminal Justice

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Summary
Summary
  • Today's criminal justice system is the product of adjustments and reappraisals of policies and practices of the past. The Past Present, and Future of American Criminal Justice highlights how criminal justice has changed and how it continues to change. It brings together three sections: on police, courts, and corrections. Each section contains a historical case study chapter, a chapter on the contemporary patterns, and a chapter of informed speculations on future trends. Altogether The Past, Present and Future gives an excellent overview the everchanging U.S. criminal justice system.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 240 • Trim: 6¼ x 9
    978-1-882289-40-0 • Paperback • January 1996 • $49.00 • (£38.00)
    Series: The Reynolds Series in Sociology
    Subjects: Law / Criminal LAW / General
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Chapter 1 A Sociological Introduction to American Criminal Justice
    Chapter 2 The Police in the 1800s: A Four-City Analysis
    Chapter 3 Current Issues in Policing
    Chapter 4 The Future of Policing: From a War Model to a Peace Model
    Chapter 5 The Criminal Courts in "Young America": Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1820-60 with Some Comparisons to Massachusetts and South Carolina
    Chapter 6 The Politics of the American Court System with a Special Emphasis on the Supreme Court
    Chapter 7 The Future of American Courts
    Chapter 8 From Pardon to Parole
    Chapter 9 Contemporary Corrections in the United States
    Chapter 10 Two Futures for American Corrections

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