Demystifying crime and criminal justice / edited by Robert M. Bohm, Jeffery T. Walker

Published:: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Copyright Date:: ©2013
Edition:: 2nd ed.
Physical Description:: xxxv, 332 pages ; 25 cm
Additional Creators:: Bohm, Robert M. and Walker, Jeffery T.

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Machine generated contents note: pt. I CRIME -- ch. 1 The Myth of Accurate Crime Measurement / Clayton Mosher -- ch. 2 The Myth That "Criminals" Are Fundamentally Different from "Non-criminals" / Walter S. DeKeseredy -- ch. 3 The Myth of Rational Choice as an Explanation for Criminal Behavior: A Biosocial Critique / Kevin M. Beaver -- ch. 4 The Myth That Violent Juveniles Will Become Adult Criminals / Stacy C. Moak -- ch. 5 The Myth of Black Crime / Katheryn Russell-Brown -- ch. 6 The Myth That Mental Illness Causes Crime / Heather Y. Bersot -- ch. 7 Myths about Drug Legalization or Decriminalization / Michael Kenney -- ch. 8 The Myth about Drug Use and Violent Offending / Henry H. Brownstein -- ch. 9 The Myth That White-Collar Crime Is Only about Financial Loss / David O. Friedrichs -- ch. 10 The Myth That Current Gun Control Policies Reduce Crime / Sean Maddan -- ch. 11 The Myth That Sex Offenders Are Beyond Redemption / Jill S. Levenson -- ch. 12 The Myth That Stalking Is Not a Serious Crime / Amy I. Cass -- ch. 13 Demystifying Terrorism: "Crazy Islamic Terrorists Who Hate Us Because We're Free?" / Paul Leighton -- pt. II LAW ENFORCEMENT -- ch. 14 The Myth That the Role of the Police Is to Fight Crime / Melissa Hickman Barlow -- ch. 15 The Myth That Science Solves Crimes / Gary Cordner -- ch. 16 The Myths Surrounding Policewomen on Patrol / Kim Lersch -- ch. 17 The Myth That Police Use of Force Is Widespread / Matthew C. Matusiak -- ch. 18 The Myths of Racial Profiling / Michael Buerger -- ch. 19 The Myth That the Best Police Response to Domestic Violence Is to Arrest the Offender / Martin D. Schwartz -- pt. III ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE -- ch. 20 The Myth That the Exclusionary Rule Allows Many Criminals to Escape Justice / Craig Hemmens -- ch. 21 The Myth That Punishment Reduces Crime / Raymond Michalowski -- ch. 22 The Myth That Imprisonment Is the Most Severe Form of Punishment / Peter B. Wood -- ch. 23 The Myth That the Death Penalty Is Administered Fairly / Heather M. Ouellette -- ch. 24 The Myth of Closure and Capital Punishment / James R. Acker -- pt. IV CORRECTIONS -- ch. 25 The Myth of Prisons as Country Clubs / Frank P. Williams III -- ch. 26 The Myth That Prisons Can Be Self-Supporting / Mary Parker -- ch. 27 Correctional Privatization and the Myth of Inherent Efficiency / John Ortiz Smykla -- ch. 28 The Myth That Correctional Rehabilitation Does Not Work / Paula Smith -- ch. 29 The Myth That Rehabilitation Is the Focus of Community Corrections / Mark Jones.

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9780199843831 (alk. paper)
019984383X (alk. paper)

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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