| Description |
1 online resource (250 pages) |
| Contents |
Public Policy -- Federalization of Crime -- Elections -- Law Enforcement -- Courts -- Prisons -- Drugs -- DUI -- Violent Personal Crimes -- Domestic Violence -- Hate Crimes -- Victims -- Juvenile Offenders -- Crimes Against Children -- Guns -- Organized Crime -- Pornography -- Wiretaps -- Homeland Security -- Terrorism -- Immigration -- Regulatory Offenses -- Internet -- Environment |
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1. Introduction -- I. Criminal Justice System: 2. Law enforcement; 3. Courts; 4. Prisons and the death pnealty -- II Federal Antidrug Politics: 5. Drugs; 6. Driving under the influence -- III. Violent Personal Crimes: 7. Domestic violence; 8. Hate crimes; 9. Victims -- IV. Minors as Victims and Offenders: 10. Juvenile offenders; 11. Crimes against children -- V. Weapons: 12. handguns -- VI. Organized Crime: 13. Underworld crime; 14. Pornography and obscenity; 15. Wiretaps -- VII. Regulatory Offenses: 16. Internet; 17. Conclusion -- Appendix: laws passed |
| Summary |
"This book provides a description of the responses taken by the federal government to issues revolving around criminal justice. In other words, it looks at what federal actors did to address different crime problems. It includes a description of action taken by the president, Congress, courts, bureaucracies, and interest groups to solve crime. Each chapter focuses on a different problem, such as guns, and shows what the different presidents said about guns, what policies were proposed and/or passed by Congress, any cases heard by the Supreme Court on the issue, how interest groups got involved, and different bureaucracies (such as the FBI)"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-242) and index |
| Subject |
Crime -- Government policy -- United States
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Central government policies -- USA.
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Crime & criminology -- USA.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Politics and Government.
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Crime -- Government policy
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230337619 |
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0230337619 |
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