Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction examines the American criminal justice system and the social forces that shape it. Using a conversational voice, the book challenges readers to consider the inequalities in the criminal justice system as well as in the broader society it is designed to protect, then ask, 'What can I do to make this better?’
Author Aaron Fichtelberg uses a unique, critical perspective to encourage students to look closer at the intersection of race, class, gender, and inequality in the criminal justice system. Covering each of the foundational areas of the criminal justice system—policing, courts, and corrections—this book takes an in-depth look at the influence of social inequality, making it ideal for instructors who want students to critically assess the American criminal justice system in a very approachable way.
This second edition comes at a time when there is a profound awareness that the criminal justice system reflects deep and systematic inequalities in American society and has been updated to include some of these monumental changes.
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Spis treści
Section I: Crime
Chapter 1: Defining, Classifying, and Measuring Crime
Chapter 2: Criminal Law
Chapter 3: Criminology
Chapter 4: Crime and Inequality
Section II: Policing
Chapter 5: The Nature and History of Policing
Chapter 6: Modern Policing
Chapter 7: Police Deviance
Section III: Courts and Trials
Chapter 8: Courts
Chapter 9: Criminal Trials
Section IV: Corrections and Special Topics
Chapter 10: The Theory and History of Punishment
Chapter 11: Prison Life
Chapter 12: Alternatives to Prison
Chapter 13: The Death Penalty
Chapter 14: Juvenile Justice
O autorze
Aaron Fichtelberg received his BA from UC San Diego, a Master’s Degree from De Paul University, an LLM from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and a Ph D from Emory University. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware, where he has taught criminal law and criminal justice for 15 years. Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction is his fourth book. His earlier works are: Crime Without Borders: An Introduction to International Criminal Justice, Law at the Vanishing Point, and Hybrid Tribunals: A Comparative Examination. He has also published in journals such as The Journal of International Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Ethics, the Journal of Science and Engineering Ethics, and the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology. His work generally combines the study of criminal justice with a critical perspective provided by the humanities.