What's Wrong with the Criminal Justice System: Ideology, Politics, and the MediaReviews concepts, information, and points of view that help to explain the context and constraints of the criminal justice system. Engages the reader in a critique of criminal justice as a means of moving the discussion to a more informed and insightful level, and creates understanding about what can be done by the criminal justice system. Contains chapters on dynamics of criminal justice, police, consequences of court policy, correctional policy in crisis, deconstructing adolescence and dismantling the juvenile court, and changing course. |
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WHATS WRONG WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM | 2 |
Note | 24 |
Community Policing | 38 |
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