Current Topics in Criminal Justice
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 390
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Current Topics in Criminal Justice informs and challenges the reader who will think critically about these topics and form their own opinion. The included readings offer diverse opinions and solutions to criminal justice topics.
The topics included are The Drug Problem, Mass Shootings, Gun Control, Use of Force, Police Programs, Community Policing, Correctional Treatment, Women in Corrections, and Crime and Poverty. Readers will be more informed by looking for relationships in readings across these topics. The more the reader understands these relationships, the more the reader will understand how complex issues are in criminal justice.
The articles address criminal justice topics in a variety of ways. There are many ways of thinking about topics and solutions. There is no doubt this textbook will continue to develop as new topics arise in criminal justice. We hope these topics challenge the reader to think and prepare for their career in criminal justice!
Preface
Chapter 1: The New War on Drugs
Wave of Addiction Linked to Fentanyl Worsens as Drugsg, Distribution, Evolve
Dover Police Start Angel Program to Combat Heroin
Chapter 2: Mass Shooters-Introduction
A Study of the Pre-Attach Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States
Mass Atacks in Public Spaces
Mental Illness and Gun Violence: Lessons for the United States from Australia and Britian
How Do We Make Our Schools Safer? It's Not as Simple as Cameras and Locks
Threat Assessments Crutial to Prevent School Shootings
Chapter 3: Gun Research
I've Covered Gun Violence for Years. The Solutions Aren't a Big Mystery
Federal Judge Shoots Down Chicago Gun Sales Ban
What Could Actually Work to Fix Gun Violence in America- and What Doesn't
Chapter 4: Police Use of Force
Campaign Zero
Police Use of Force: Transitioning Policy into Practice
America's Police Problem Isn't Just About Police
Chapter 5: Police Enforcement Styles
The Wonk;s Guide to What Works, and What Doesn't, When Policing Violent Crime
Community Policing: Promise and Failure
How to Fix a Broken Police Department
The Rise and Fall of Community Policing in Chicago
Chapter 6: Correctional Treatment - Introduction
Best Practices for Effective Correctional Programs
The Effects of Dosage on Recidivism
Forced to Change: Staff and Inmate Perceptions of Involuntary Treatment and its Effects
Chapter 7: Women and Crime - Introduction
A Growing Population: The Surge of Women into Texas' Criminal Justice System
Correctional Programming and Gender
Building Effective Correctional Facility-Community Provider Partnerships for the Benefit of Justice Involved Women: Lessons Learned
Chapter 8: Poverty and Crime
Poverty and Crime
Criminalization of Poverty: Much More To Do
Chapter 9: Race and Crime
Black Lives Matter: Eliminating Racial Inequity in the Criminal Justice System
Chapter 10: Stress and Trauma
Correctional Employee Wellness: Mission Critical
Secondary Trauma Among Community Corrections Staff: An Explatory Study
Police Stress: Identifying & Managing Symptoms of Stress
Chapter 11: Reforming The Criminal Justice System
Reimaging Pretrial and Sentencing
Changing Prisons to Help People Change
Defunding the Police
Stanford Law Review Online
Index