
Demystifying Crime and Criminal Justice
by Bohm, Robert M.; Walker, Jeffery T.Buy New
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Summary
Author Biography
Table of Contents
About the Editors | p. xi |
About the Contributors | p. xiii |
Preface | p. xxiii |
Introduction | p. xxv |
Crime | |
The Myth of Accurate Crime Measurement | p. 3 |
The Myth That "Criminals" Are Fundamentally Different from "Non-criminals" | p. 13 |
The Myth of Rational Choice as an Explanation for Criminal Behavior: A Biosocial Critique | p. 25 |
The Myth That Violent Juveniles Will Become Adult Criminals | p. 37 |
The Myth of Black Crime | p. 48 |
The Myth That Mental Illness Causes Crime | p. 57 |
Myths about Drug Legalization or Decriminalization | p. 67 |
The Myth about Drug Use and Violent Offending | p. 81 |
The Myth That White-Collar Crime Is Only about Financial Loss | p. 93 |
The Myth That Current Gun Control Policies Reduce Crime | p. 103 |
The Myth That Sex Offenders Are Beyond Redemption | p. 114 |
The Myth That Stalking Is Not a Serious Crime | p. 127 |
Demystifying Terrorism: "Crazy Islamic Terrorists Who Hate Us Because We're Free?" | p. 136 |
Law Enforcement | |
The Myth That the Role of the Police Is to Fight Crime | p. 147 |
The Myth That Science Solves Crimes | p. 157 |
The Myths Surrounding Policewomen on Patrol | p. 166 |
The Myth That Police Use of Force Is Widespread | p. 178 |
The Myths of Racial Profiling | p. 185 |
The Myth That the Best Police Response to Domestic Violence Is to Arrest the Offender | p. 193 |
Administration of Justice | |
The Myth That the Exclusionary Rule Allows Many Criminals to Escape Justice | p. 205 |
The Myth That Punishment Reduces Crime | p. 215 |
The Myth That Imprisonment Is the Most Severe Form of Punishment | p. 230 |
The Myth That the Death Penalty Is Administered Fairly | p. 242 |
The Myth of Closure and Capital Punishment | p. 254 |
Corrections | |
The Myth of Prisons as Country Clubs | p. 267 |
The Myth That Prisons Can Be Self-Supporting | p. 278 |
Correctional Privatization and the Myth of Inherent Efficiency | p. 285 |
The Myth That Correctional Rehabilitation Does Not Work | p. 296 |
The Myth That Rehabilitation Is the Focus of Community Corrections | p. 311 |
Index | p. 321 |
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