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Title
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 Crime and criminals / Christina Fisanick, book editor.
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Imprint
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Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2009.
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Descr.
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253 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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Series
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( Opposing viewpoints)
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Call Number
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REF AC191 .O65 2009 CRIME -Does not circ
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Bibliogr.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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.
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Abstract
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"Finding a solution to America’s overburdened prison system is essential to the well-being of sentenced criminals and the public at large. The authors in Opposing Viewpoints: Crime and Criminals debate current views on dealing with those persons who break the law"-Introduction.
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Subject
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Crime -- United States.
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Criminals -- United States.
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Crime prevention -- United States.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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Recidivism -- United States.
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Add.Entry
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Fisanick, Christina.
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