Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Crime and Criminology - Brossura

Hickey, Thomas J

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0073397210 ISBN 13: 9780073397214

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2007

Riassunto

This Eighth Edition of TAKING SIDES: CLASHING VIEWS IN CRIME AND CRIMINOLOGY presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. An instructor’s manual with testing material is available for each volume. USING TAKING SIDES IN THE CLASSROOM is also an excellent instructor resource with practical suggestions on incorporating this effective approach in the classroom. Each TAKING SIDES reader features an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites and is supported by our student website, www.mhcls.com/online.

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L'autore

Tom Hickey is Department Chair in the School of Justice Studies, Roger Williams University, in Bristol, Rhode Island. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Providence College, his M.A. , and Ph. D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University, and his J.D. from the University of Oregon School of Law. He has received awards from both University of Oregon and Penn State Harrisburg for outstanding teaching. His most recent articles appear in the Journal of Criminal Justice, the Criminal Law Bulletin, the International Journal of Public Administration, and Public Administration Quarterly. Tom has also had experience outside the classroom, serving as a police officer for three years.

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Unit 1 Definitions and Explanations of Crime

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Issue 1. Is Crime Beneficial to Society?

YES: 25884 Emile Durkheim, from Rules of Sociological Method (The Free Press, 1938)

NO: 14320 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, from "Defining Deviancy Down," The American Scholar (Winter 1993)

Classic sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858-1917) theorizes that crime reaffirms moral boundaries and helps bring about needed social changes. Former U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-New York) argues that modern crime has gone way beyond the point of being functional.

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Issue 2. Is Criminal Behavior Determined Biologically?

YES: 39873 Adriane Raine, from "The Biological Basis of Crime," in James Q. Wilson and Joan Petersilia, eds., Crime: Public Policies for Crime Control (ICS Press, 2002)

NO: 46363 Jeffrey H. Reiman, from The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison: Ideology, Class, and Criminal Justice (Allyn & Bacon, 1998)

Adrian Raine argues that one of the principal reasons why we have been so unsuccessful in preventing adult crime is because crime control policies have systematically ignored the biological side of human behavior. Professor Jeffrey Reiman asserts that social forces create the conditions that become sources of crime in American society.

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Issue 3. Does IQ Contribute Significantly to Crime?

YES: 25886 Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray, from The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life (Free Press, 1994)

NO: 25885 Francis T. Cullen, Paul Gendreau, G. Roger Varjoura, and John Paul Wright, from "Crime and the Bell Curve: Lessons from Intelligent Criminology," Crime & Delinquency (October 1997)

The late psychologist and criminologist Richard J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray, a fellow of the American Enterprise Institute, argue that a significant cause of crime is low IQ. Criminologists Francis T. Cullen et al. assert that Herrnstein and Murray ignore the many significant environmental factors related to both crime and intelligence.

Unit 2 Justice Issues and Contemporary Public Policy

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Issue 4. Does the United States Have a Right to Torture Suspected Terrorists?

YES: 41064 Andrew A. Moher, from "The Lesser of Two Evils? An Argument for Judicially Sanctioned Torture in a Post–9/11 World," Thomas Jefferson Law Review (Spring 2004)

NO: 41065 Elisa Massimino, from "Leading by Example? U.S. Interrogation of Prisoners in the War on Terror," Criminal Justice Ethics (Winter 2004)

Attorney Andrew A. Moher argues that judicially sanctioned torture of terrorists is appropriate for the purpose of preventing a greater evil. He further contends a judicially monitored system in the United States would be far superior to the current policy of practicing torture "under the radar screen" in other countries. Elisa Massimino believes that the use of torture is immoral and counterproductive for the United States. She asserts that if the United States wishes to rely on the protections of the Geneva Conventions, then it must comply with its provisions prohibiting the torture of prisoners.

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Issue 5. Is Racial Profiling an Acceptable Law Enforcement Strategy?

YES: 39880 Jared Taylor and Glayde Whitney, from "Racial Profiling: Is There an Empirical Basis?" Mankind Quarterly (Spring 2002)

NO: 39881 Michael J. Lynch, from "Misleading `Evidence' and the Misguided Attempt to Generate Racial Profiles of Criminals," Mankind Quarterly (Spring 2002)

Jared Taylor, president of the New Century Foundation, and Glayde Whitney argue that the disparity in crimes committed by members of different races justifies racial profiling by the police. Professor Michael J. Lynch, however, argues that a proper analysis of the crime data does not support Taylor and Whitney’s conclusions. He finds racial profiling to be objectionable from a legal and moral perspective as well.

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Issue 6. Should Serious Sex Offenders Be Castrated?

YES: 39883 Lawrence Wright, from "The Case for Castration," Texas Monthly (May 1992)

NO: 39884 Kari A. Vanderzyl, from "Castration as an Alternative to Incarceration: An Impotent Approach to the Punishment of Sex Offenders," The Northern Illinois University Law Review (Fall 1994)

Attorney Lawrence Wright argues that while castration may not be an ideal solution, if we treat it as therapy rather than punishment, as help instead of revenge, and if we view offenders as troubled victims, not monsters, then perhaps castration will become an accepted and humane option for sex offender treatment. Attorney Kari A. Vanderzyl asserts that castration should be rejected as an unacceptable, ineffective, and unconstitutional alternative to imprisonment for sex offenders.

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Issue 7. Should Juvenile Courts Be Abolished?

YES: 25911 Barry C. Feld, from Bad Kids: Race and the Transformation of the Juvenile Court (Oxford University Press, 1999)

NO: 25893 Vincent Schiraldi and Jason Ziedenberg, from The Florida Experiment: An Analysis of the Impact of Granting Prosecutors Discretion to Try Juveniles as Adults (July 1999)

Law professor Barry C. Feld contends that creating a separate juvenile court system has resulted in unanticipated negative consequences for America’s children and for justice. Vincent Schiraldi, director of the Justice Policy Institute, and researcher Jason Ziedenberg maintain that moving thousands of kids into adult courts is unnecessary, harmful, and racist.

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Issue 8. Are the Dangers of Internet Child Pornography Exaggerated?

YES: 21162 Julia Wilkins, from “Protecting Our Children from Internet Smut: Moral Duty or Moral Panic?", The Humanist (September/October 1997)

NO: 25896 Bob Trebilcock, from "Child Molesters on the Internet," Redbook (April 1997)

Writer Julia Wilkins argues that claims of Internet dangers are simply an example of "moral panic" causing otherwise sensible people to overreact. Magazine writer Bob Trebilcock contends that the Internet is a real danger to children because it provides easy access to pornography and encourages the creation and dissemination of child pornography.

Unit 3 Prison Programs and Alternatives

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Issue 9. Is it Ethical to Segregate HIV-Positive Inmates?

YES: 25897 Penny A. Robinette, from "Is the Segregation of HIV-Positive Inmates Ethical? Yes," The Prison Journal (March 1999)

NO: 25898 Billy Long, from "Is the Segregation of HIV-Positive Inmates Ethical? No," The Prison Journal (March 1999)

Penny A. Robinette, an administrator at Presbyterian Child Welfare Services in Richmond, Kentucky, contends that mandatory testing and segregation of HIV-positive inmates is justified. Assistant professor of criminal justice Billy Long argues that mandatory testing and segregation of inmates will have more negative than positive consequences.

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Issue 10. Are Supermax (Control Unit) Prisons an Appropriate Way to Punish Hardened Criminals?

YES: 41086 Gregory L. Hershberger, from "To the Max," Corrections Today (February 1998)

NO: 41087 Rodney J. Henningsen, W. Wesley, and Terry Wells, from "Supermax Prisons: Panacea or Desperation?" Corrections Management Quarterly (Spring 1999)

Federal Bureau of Prisons regional director Gregory L. Hershberger contends that the challenges posed by hardened prison inmates support confining dangerous offenders in a supermax prison facility. Professors Rodney J. Henningsen, W. Wesley Johnson, and Terry Wells argue that supermax prisons are symbolic of the desperation Americans face in trying to reduce crime using traditional crime control methods.

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Issue 11. Should Serial Killers and Violent Sexual Predators Be Quarantined for Life?

YES: 25901 Frank M. Ochberg, from "Quarantine Them Beyond Their Jail Terms," The Washington Post (December 5, 1999)

NO: 25902 Howard Zonana, from "We're Doctors—Not J udges, Juries or Jailers," The Washington Post (December 5, 1999)

Professor of psychiatry Frank M. Ochberg argues that some violent offenders are incurable and should be confined for life to men...

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• Editore: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0073397210
• ISBN 13: 9780073397214
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416