The criminal justice system (CJS) dispenses justice by apprehending, prosecuting, and
punishing individuals who break the law. These activities may also prevent crime by three …

The epidemic of obesity in American cities has alarmed public health professionals.
Attention has been cast on the importance of leading an active life for good health, so …

After decades of stability from the 1920s to the early 1970s, the rate of incarceration in the
United States more than quadrupled in the past four decades. The Committee on the …

Over the last thirty years, the prison population in the United States has increased more than
seven-fold to over two million people, including vastly disproportionate numbers of …

In the five decades since African Americans won their civil rights, hundreds of thousands
have lost their liberty. Blacks now make up a larger portion of the prison population than they …

The sociology of punishment has developed a rich understanding of the social and historical
forces that have transformed American penality during the last 40 years. But whereas these …

Drawing on a systematic assessment of the accumulated empirical literature and interviews
with 25 race and sentencing scholars, this paper argues that the standard approach adopted …

States unique is readily conveyed by the phrase “the American Dream.” While an exact
definition of this concept eludes us, widely accepted ways of thinking about it make …

Criminology: theory and context, third edition, expands upon the ideas presented in previous
editions, while introducing new material on critical theory, feminism, masculinities, cultural …

Scholars and lay persons alike routinely express concern about the capacity of democratic
publics to respond rationally to emotionally charged issues such as crime, particularly when …