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Walker's SENSE AND NONSENSE was the first book to challenge common misconceptions about crime and remains the most effective at doing so. Described as a "masterful critique" of American policies on everything from crime control to guns to drugs Walker cuts through myths and political rhetoric and confronts both conservative and liberal propositions relative to current research and proven effectiveness. The result is a research-based, lucid work that stimulates critical thinking and enlivens class discussions. Walker captures the complexity of the administration of justice while providing students with a clear sense of the general patterns.

List of Propositions	p. XIII
Foreword	p. XVI
Preface	p. XVIII
Thinking Clearly About Crime	p. 1
Crime and Policy: A Complex Problem	p. 3
The Miracle of Falling Crime Rates	p. 3
Is It for Real?	p. 4
The Great American Paternity Fight	p. 5
Understanding the Crime Problem	p. 6
America's Two Crime Problems	... MOREp. 6
Waging War on Crime	p. 8
Race and the War on Crime	p. 9
The War on Crime and the Criminal Justice System	p. 11
The Futility of Waging "War" on Crime	p. 11
Crime Policy: A Plague of Nonsense	p. 12
The Ground Rules	p. 13
Thinking Clearly about Crime Prevention	p. 14
Reducing Crime: The New Community Focus	p. 15
The Larger Context: Recent Social Trends	p. 16
Guilty: Liberals and Conservatives	p. 17
Crime Control Theology	p. 17
Conservative Theology	p. 18
Liberal Theology	p. 20
A Word about Rules	p. 21
Ideological Confusion: Switching Sides	p. 22
Conclusion	p. 22
Notes	p. 23
Models of Criminal Justice	p. 26
The Crime Commission's Model	p. 28
The Criminal Justice Wedding Cake	p. 29
Celebrated Cases: The Top Layer	p. 29
Serious Felonies: The Second and Third Layer	p. 31
Prior Relationship: A Policy Dilemma	p. 36
Hard or Soft on Crime? Unraveling the Paradox	p. 36
The Lower Depths: The Fourth Layer	p. 37
Conclusion	p. 38
Notes	p. 39
The Going Rate	p. 41
Evaluating the System	p. 41
The Funnel	p. 43
Rejections and Dismissals: Loophole?	p. 46
From Indictment to Punishment	p. 50
An International Perspective on the Going Rate	p. 51
The Courtroom Work Group	p. 52
The Limits of Reform	p. 54
The Dynamics of Reform	p. 55
Criminal Justice Thermodynamics	p. 55
How Many Mistakes?	p. 57
Conclusion	p. 58
Notes	p. 59
The Career Criminal	p. 62
Wolfgang's Birth Cohort	p. 62
Other Cohort Studies	p. 64
From Research to Policy	p. 66
The Prediction Problem	p. 67
The Rand Selective Incapacitation Study	p. 69
How Much Crime Do They Do?	p. 71
Conclusion	p. 72
Notes	p. 73
"Get Tough": The Conservative Attack on Crime	p. 75
Unleash the Cops!	p. 77
More Cops	p. 77
The Police and Crime	p. 78
The Lessons of Kansas City	p. 79
Focused Police Officer Activities	p. 82
Sorting Out the Issues	p. 84
Faster Response Time	p. 85
More Detectives	p. 86
Myths and Realities of Detective Work	p. 86
Targeting Career Criminals	p. 88
Eliminate the "Technicalities"	p. 89
Repeal the Exclusionary Rule	p. 89
Abolish Miranda	p. 93
Conclusion	p. 95
Notes	p. 95
Deter the Criminals	p. 99
Deterrence Theory	p. 99
Assumptions Underlying Deterrence	p. 100
From Theory to Practice: Four Problems	p. 102
The Risk of Crime: Some Preliminary Evidence	p. 102
The Death Penalty	p. 103
Sorting Out the Issues	p. 103
Executions and Crimes: Sellin's Studies	p. 104
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullets	p. 105
Delays and Deterrence	p. 106
Brutilization Theory?	p. 107
Summary	p. 107
Deterring the Drunk Driver	p. 107
The "Killer Drunk" and Other Myths	p. 107
Deterrence and Drunk Driving	p. 109
Drunk Drivers in Court	p. 111
Crackdown Costs	p. 113
Some Good News: Alternative Strategies for Dealing with Drunk Drivers	p. 113
Deterring Burglars and Robbers	p. 115
The Rand Inmate Survey	p. 116
Deterring Domestic Violence	p. 117
Conclusion	p. 118
Notes	p. 119
Lock 'Em Up	p. 121
Getting Criminals off the Street	p. 121
Preventive Detention	p. 122
A Short History of Bail Reform	p. 122
Preventive Detention in Operation: Washington, D.C.	p. 123
The 1984 Federal Bail Reform Act	p. 124
Crime on Bail: Myths and Reality	p. 125
The Prediction Problem Revisited	p. 127
Speedy Trial: A Better Way	p. 129
Incapacitation	p. 129
Selective Incapacitation: The Rand Formula	p. 129
Gross Incapacitation: Zedlewski's New Math	p. 132
Incapacitation: A Sober Estimate	p. 134
Mandatory Sentencing	p. 135
Two Case Studies	p. 136
Mandatory Sentencing and Crime	p. 139
Three Strikes--We Are All Out	p. 140
Implementation	p. 141
Impact	p. 141
Summary--Striking Out	p. 142
Conclusion	p. 143
Notes	p. 143
Close the Loopholes	p. 147
Prosecute the Career Criminal	p. 147
Getting Tough in San Diego	p. 147
Other Prosecution Programs	p. 149
Abolish the Insanity Defense	p. 150
Sorting Out the Issues	p. 151
The Reality of the Insanity Defense	p. 151
Aftermath of Acquittal	p. 152
Danger to the Community	p. 153
The Impact of Abolition	p. 153
Abolish Plea Bargaining	p. 156
Alaska Bans Plea Bargaining	p. 157
Other Experiments	p. 159
In Search of Plea Bargains	p. 159
Restrict Appeals	p. 161
Limiting Appeals	p. 161
Appeals in Practice	p. 162
Conclusion	p. 163
Notes	p. 163
The Middle Ground: Guns and Victims	p. 167
Protect Crime Victims	p. 169
The Victims' Rights Movement	p. 170
The Costs of Crime	p. 172
New Laws and Programs	p. 172
Critics of the Movement	p. 172
Sorting Out the Issues	p. 172
Criteria for Evaluation	p. 173
Victim Assistance Programs	p. 174
Police-Victim Recontact	p. 175
Victim Compensation	p. 176
Expanding the Victim's Voice	p. 177
The Impact of Victim's Voice Laws	p. 178
Speedy Trial	p. 179
Getting Tough on Crime	p. 180
Mandatory Arrest for Domestic Violence	p. 181
Conclusion	p. 181
Notes	p. 182
Control Gun Crimes	p. 184
The Problem with Guns--and Gun Policy	p. 184
Gun Ownership and Gun-Related Violence	p. 186
Types of Guns	p. 186
Gun Ownership	p. 186
Handgun-Related Violence	p. 187
Handguns as Self-Protection	p. 187
Gun-Related Laws	p. 188
The Policy Alternatives	p. 188
Public Attitudes toward Gun Control	p. 189
Ban Handguns	p. 189
Ban Possession	p. 189
The Limits of "Banning" Handguns	p. 190
Ban Bullets	p. 191
Ban the Manufacture and Importation of Handguns	p. 191
Buy Back Handguns	p. 191
Buy Saturday Night Specials	p. 192
Ban Assault Weapons	p. 192
Summary	p. 193
Regulate the Sale and Possession of Handguns	p. 193
Restrict the Use of Handguns	p. 195
Restrict the Carrying of Handguns	p. 195
Boston: Operation Cease Fire	p. 197
Guns at Airports and Schools	p. 198
Get Guns Off the Street: The Kansas City Experiment	p. 199
More Guns?	p. 200
Get Tough on Weapons Offenses	p. 200
Getting Tough in Detroit	p. 201
Conclusion	p. 202
Notes	p. 203
Reform: the Liberal Prescription	p. 207
Treat 'Em!	p. 209
Rehabilitating Criminals	p. 209
The Philosophy of Rehabilitation	p. 209
The Politics of Rehabilitation: The Willie Horton Furlough	p. 210
The "Nothing Works" Controversy	p. 211
Was Martinson Right?	p. 212
The Prediction Problem Revisited	p. 212
Traditional Rehabilitation Programs	p. 213
Diversion	p. 213
Probation	p. 216
Parole	p. 219
The New Intermediate Punishments	p. 222
Boot Camps	p. 222
Intensive Probation Supervision	p. 224
Home Confinement and Electronic Monitoring	p. 227
Summary: Lessons of the Intermediate Punishment Movement	p. 228
Restorative Justice	p. 229
Restorative Justice in Operation	p. 230
Conclusion: Is Rehab Running on Empty?	p. 231
Notes	p. 232
Reform the Law and the System	p. 236
Eliminate Injustice	p. 236
Does Justice Matter?	p. 238
Decriminalization	p. 239
The Rationale for Decriminalization	p. 240
The Terms of the Debate	p. 242
The Impact of Decriminalization	p. 243
Summary	p. 245
Conclusion	p. 245
Notes	p. 246
The Drug Problem	p. 249
Sense and Nonsense about Drugs	p. 251
The Drug Problem	p. 251
Hysteria over Drugs	p. 251
Myths and Realities about Drugs and Crime	p. 252
The Drug Policy Choices	p. 255
The War on Drugs: Policy and Consequences	p. 256
The Impact of the War on Drugs	p. 257
Police Crackdowns	p. 258
Interdiction and Eradication	p. 259
Tougher Sentencing	p. 260
Limits of the Criminal Law: The Lessons of History	p. 261
The Lessons of History	p. 262
When Social Control Does Work	p. 262
Demand Reduction: Drug Education	p. 263
"Just Say No"	p. 263
DARE: Success or Failure?	p. 264
But Some Education Programs Do Work	p. 265
Drug Treatment	p. 266
Varieties of Treatment	p. 267
Does Treatment Work?	p. 267
But Something Positive Has Happened	p. 269
Legalize Drugs?	p. 270
Varieties of Legalization	p. 271
The Impact of Legalization	p. 272
A Specific Proposal	p. 272
Conclusion	p. 275
Notes	p. 275
Conclusions	p. 281
In the end: What Works?	p. 283
A Great American Paternity Fight	p. 284
A Quick Review of What We Have Learned	p. 285
Crime Prevention: The Maryland Report	p. 287
Conclusion	p. 290
Notes	p. 290
Index	p. 293
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