Asphalt justice : a critique of the criminal justice system in America / John Raymond Cook.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook, John Raymond, 1962-

Series:

Praeger series in criminology and crime control policy 1060-3212

Praeger series in criminology and crime control policy, 1060-3212

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminals--Rehabilitation.

Evaluation.

United States.

Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States--Evaluation.

Criminals.

Physical Description:

xii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

Critique of the criminal justice system in America

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Summary:

Challenges the current criminal justice emphasis on incarceration and punishment and encourages instead a focus on rehabilitation and treatment.

Contents:

1. Get Smart on Crime 1

2. A House Built on Sand 15

3. Two Sides of the Same Coin 33

4. Politicians and Bureaucrats: Garbage In, Garbage Out 47

5. Ball Four: "Solutions" That Miss the Plate 61

6. Gangs, Militias, and Organized Crime 75

7. Juvenile Crime 89

8. Insanity and Mental Health 105

9. Coercive Treatment, Civil Liberties, and Change 117

10. The New Gulag: The Failure of Prison Architecture 127

11. Get Smart on Crime, Part II 143

12. Classification and Treatment: Earning Release 157

13. Prevention Is Not a Four-Letter Word 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-206) and index.

ISBN:

0275968278

OCLC:

43403476