PART I: THINKING CLEARLY ABOUT CRIME.
1. Crime and Policy: A Complex Problem.
2. Models of Criminal Justice.
3. The Going Rate.
4. The Prediction Problem
PART II: GET TOUGH: THE CONSERVATIVE ATTACK ON CRIME.
5. Unleash the Cops!
6. Deter the Criminals.
7. Lock ‘Em Up.
8. Close the Loopholes.
PART III: THE MIDDLE GROUND: VICTIMS AND GUNS.
9. Protect Crime Victims.
10. Control Gun Crimes.
PART IV: Reform: The Liberal Prescription.
11. Treat ‘Em!
12. Building Justice and Compliance with the Law.
PART V: THE DRUG PROBLEM.
13. Sense and Nonsense About Drugs.
PART VI: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER: CRIME AND COMMUNITY.
14. Crime and Community.
A new section on state sex offender registration, notification, and residency restriction laws cites substantial evidence indicating that these restrictions are not effective, because they apply to many offenders who are not serious predators and do not pose a risk to the community, they overwhelm criminal justice officials and prevent them from effectively monitoring offenders who pose a genuine recidivism risk, and they often prevent people from finding a decent place to live.
New and expanded coverage of drug courts discusses them in the context of other relevant programs in policing and prosecution in order to develop a central theme of carefully designed, narrowly focused, problem-oriented approaches, giving the current edition a more positive and hopeful orientation, rather than merely emphasizing what does not work.
The Seventh Edition of SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME, DRUGS, AND COMMUNITIES restores the cartoons that were a distinctive and popular feature of earlier editions, updating this favorite element with an entirely new set of amusing and insightful illustrations by cartoonist Frank Irwin, which give the book an appealing new look.
A new section on state sex offender registration, notification, and residency restriction laws cites substantial evidence indicating that these restrictions are not effective, because they apply to many offenders who are not serious predators and do not pose a risk to the community, they overwhelm criminal justice officials and prevent them from effectively monitoring offenders who pose a genuine recidivism risk, and they often prevent people from finding a decent place to live.
New and expanded coverage of drug courts discusses them in the context of other relevant programs in policing and prosecution in order to develop a central theme of carefully designed, narrowly focused, problem-oriented approaches, giving the current edition a more positive and hopeful orientation, rather than merely emphasizing what does not work.
The Seventh Edition of SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME, DRUGS, AND COMMUNITIES restores the cartoons that were a distinctive and popular feature of earlier editions, updating this favorite element with an entirely new set of amusing and insightful illustrations by cartoonist Frank Irwin, which give the book an appealing new look.
The groundbreaking original edition of SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME, DRUGS, AND COMMUNITIES was one of the first books to challenge common misconceptions about crime and to pointedly criticize policies based on those misconceptions, and each subsequent edition has built on this legacy of honest assessment and research-based analysis.
With a strong emphasis on current research and proven practices, Walker cuts through popular myths and political rhetoric to challenge both liberal and conservative policies and the underlying beliefs and assumptions that give rise to them.
A full chapter, entitled “Crime and Community,” provides an extensive discussion of community-focused crime prevention policies, including community prosecution, offender re-entry programs, and problem-oriented policing, offering students valuable information and insights related to these important topics.
Walker employs an engaging, reader-friendly writing style that enables him to clearly and vividly communicate even complex ideas about how the criminal justice system operates and the ways it is affected by politics.
The groundbreaking original edition of SENSE AND NONSENSE ABOUT CRIME, DRUGS, AND COMMUNITIES was one of the first books to challenge common misconceptions about crime and to pointedly criticize policies based on those misconceptions, and each subsequent edition has built on this legacy of honest assessment and research-based analysis.
With a strong emphasis on current research and proven practices, Walker cuts through popular myths and political rhetoric to challenge both liberal and conservative policies and the underlying beliefs and assumptions that give rise to them.
A full chapter, entitled “Crime and Community,” provides an extensive discussion of community-focused crime prevention policies, including community prosecution, offender re-entry programs, and problem-oriented policing, offering students valuable information and insights related to these important topics.
Walker employs an engaging, reader-friendly writing style that enables him to clearly and vividly communicate even complex ideas about how the criminal justice system operates and the ways it is affected by politics.