Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Crime and Criminology, Expanded
ISBN: 9780077408060 | 0077408063
Edition: 9thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin
Pub. Date: 7/21/2010
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Taking Sidesvolumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions.Taking Sidesreaders feature an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites. An online Instructor's Resource Guide with testing material is available for each volume.Using Taking Sides in the Classroomis also an excellent instructor resource. Visit www.mhhe.com/takingsides for more details.
| Definitions and Explanations of Crime | |
| Is Crime Beneficial to Society? | |
| Is Criminal Behavior Determined Biologically? | |
| Is a Person's Body Type Clearly Linked to Criminal Behavior? | |
| Justice Issues and Contemporary Public Policy | |
| Should George W. Bush Be Prosecuted for War Crimes? | |
| Does the United States Have a Right to Torture Suspected Terrorists? | |
| Is Racial... MORE | |
| Should Serious Sex Offenders Be Castrated? | |
| Should Juvenile Courts Be Abolished? | |
| Is Exposure to Pornography Related to Increased Rates of Rape? | |
| Prison Programs and Alternatives | |
| Is It Ethical to Segregate HIV-Positive Inmates? | |
| Are Supermax (Control Unit) Prisons an Appropriate Way to Punish Hardened Criminals? | |
| Should Juveniles Who Commit Murder Be Sentenced to Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole? | |
| Should Private "For-Profit" Corporations Be Allowed to Run U.S. Prisons? | |
| Criminal Justice Research, Evaluation, and Policy Analysis | |
| Is Capital Punishment a Bad Public Policy? | |
| Will Strict Gun Control Laws Reduce the Number of Homicides in the United States? | |
| Should the Police Enforce Zero-Tolerance Laws? | |
| Future Trends in Criminology and Criminal Justice | |
| Should Marijuana Be Legalized? | |
| Do Three Strikes Sentencing Laws and Other "Get Tough" Approaches Really Work? | |
| Should Juries Be Able to Disregard the Law and Free "Guilty" Persons in Racially Charged Cases? | |
| Does Confining Sex Offenders Indefinitely in Mental Hospitals After They Have Served Their Prison Sentences Violate the Constitution? | |
| Should the United States Abolish the Exclusionary Rule of Evidence in Criminal Cases? | |
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