Adolescence is a distinct, yet transient, period of development between childhood and
adulthood characterized by increased experimentation and risk-taking, a tendency to …

Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, one theme has emerged in
all western jurisdictions in recent years: a rise in both the rhetoric and practice of severe …

" Get tough" control policies in the United States are often portrayed as the reflection of the
public's will: Americans are punitive and want offenders locked up. Research from the past …

This book aims to inform students about the latest research and the most promising and
effective programs and for understanding, preventing and controlling juvenile delinquency …

Two themes, coercion and social support, have emerged over the past two decades in
criminology that can be used to build a new integrated theory of crime. The authors provide …

As reactions to the OJ Simpson verdict, the Rodney King beating, and the Amadou Diallo
killing make clear, whites and African Americans in the United States inhabit two different …

The Second Edition of Correctional Theory: Context and Consequences continues to identify
and evaluate the major competing theories used to guide the goals, policies, and practices …

“Is rehabilitation dead?” The voicing of this question, which occurred repeatedly in the mid-
1970s (see, eg, Halleck and Witte 1977; Serrill 1975), signaled the collapse of the paradigm …

This ethnographic research, conducted in a parole field office in central California, looks at
how Feeley and Simon's (1992)“new penology” paradigm plays out at the level of …

1. Analyze concepts related to criminal law 2. Compare and contrast theories of crime 3.
Define key terms related to the justice system 4. Evaluate the impact history has had on the …