Bibliograph

Crime and criminals, Christina Fisanick, book editor

Type

Label

Crime and criminals, Christina Fisanick, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Crime and criminals

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

262429631

Responsibility statement

Christina Fisanick, book editor

Series statement

Opposing viewpoints series

Table Of Contents

Are all criminals treated fairly? Men suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than women / Richard F. Doyle ; Women suffer more discrimination by the judicial system than men / Correctional Association of New York ; Women in prison are sexually vulnerable / Nicole Summer ; Men in prison are sexually vulnerable / Daniel Brook ; Minorities are unfairly targeted by law enforcement / Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund ; Minorities are not unfairly targeted by law enforcement / New Century Foundation -- Should some criminals be treated differently? Older prisoners should be released early / Barry Holman, as told to Justice Matters ; Older prisoners should not receive lenient sentences / Kelly Porcella ; Mentally ill offenders should be held responsible for their actions / Richard E. Vatz ; Mentally ill offenders should not be executed / American Civil Liberties Union ; White-collar criminals should be given lighter sentences / Rob Norton ; White-collar criminals should not be released early / Ming Zhen Shakya -- How can crime be prevented? The death penalty deters crime / David B. Muhlhausen ; The death penalty does not deter crime / Aundré M. Herron ; Surveillance equipment helps reduce crime / Spencer E. Ante ; Surveillance equipment does not reduce crime / American Civil Liberties Union -- How can recidivism rates be reduced? Measuring recidivism is complicated / Martha Lyman and Stefan LoBuglio ; Rehabilitation reduces recidivism rates among drug offenders / Government Accountability Office ; Corrections officials should be held responsible for recidivism / Jason Newman ; Restorative justice is more effective than retribution in preventing recidivism / Jonathan Aitken ; Transition programs reduce recidivism rates / Danny L. Jordan ; Relapse prevention therapy can lower recidivism rates / George A. Parks

Target audience

adolescent

Classification