TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haugen,David M.
AU  - Musser,Susan
TI  - Criminal justice
T2  - Opposing viewpoints series
SN  - 9780737741995 (pbk.) :
AV  - HV8141 .C67 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Detroit
PB  - Greenhaven Press
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-255) and index; Why consider opposing viewpoints? --; Introduction --; ch. 1; Does the criminal justice system need reform? --; Chapter preface --; 1; Grand juries should be reformed to check prosecutor power; Stanley S. Arkin --; 2; Grand juries should be reformed to reflect the communities they serve; Kevin K. Washburn --; 3; Law enforcement should cease racial profiling; Jesselyn McCurdy --; 4; Law enforcement does not engage in racial profiling; Steve Chapman --; 5; Terrorism suspects should be tried in federal court; Carl Tobias --; Periodical bibliography --; ch. 2; What is the state of the prison system in the United States? --; Chapter preface --; 1; High incarceration rates decrease crime rates; James Q. Wilson --; 2; High incarceration rates do not necessarily decrease crime rates; Howard N. Snyder; and; Jeanne B. Stinchcomb --; 3; Comprehensive reentry programs will reduce recidivism; Mark A. Nadler --; 4; Reentry programs are often flawed; Douglas B. Marlowe --; 5; Faith-based prison rehabilitation programs should be supported by the government; John D. Hewitt --; 6; Faith-based prison rehabilitation programs are unconstitutional; Lawrence T. Jablecki --; Periodical bibliography --; ch. 3; Should sentencing laws be reformed? --; Chapter preface --; 1; Mandatory minimum sentences are necessary and just; Alberto Gonzales --; 2; Mandatory minimum sentences are unnecessary and unjust; Susan Helen Moran --; 3. The; death penalty should be abolished; Amnesty International --; 4. The; death penalty should not be abolished; David B. Muhlhausen --; 5; Crack cocaine sentencing laws should be reformed retroactively; Mark Mauer --; 6; Crack cocaine sentencing laws should not be reformed retroactively; Gretchen C.F. Shappert --; Periodical bibliography --; ch. 4; Are defendants' rights protected in the United States? --; Chapter preface --; 1; War detainees deserve the right to habeas corpus; Aziz Huq --; 2; War detainees have no right to habeas corpus; Andrew C. McCarthy --; 3; Public defenders are failing to safeguard the rights of poor defendants; Kirsten Anderberg --; 4; Judges are failing to safeguard the rights of poor defendants; Richard Klein --; 5; Circumventing police' knock and announce' rules violate civil rights; Radley Balko --; 6. The; exclusionary rule should be abolished; William Tucker --; Periodical bibliography --; For further discussion --; Organizations to contact --; Bibliography of books --; Index
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