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This book is a systematic examination of the nature of America's
crime and criminal justice system as defined by its policy-makers
at different times and in disparate contexts of social and
political realities. By examining legislative documents and court
cases and analyzing federal and state policy developments in such
areas as drug crimes, juvenile crimes, sex crimes, and cyber
crimes, this book provides a historically embedded and policy
relevant understanding of how America's system of criminal justice
was born, how it has grown, and where it is going.
This book is a systematic examination of the nature of America's
crime and criminal justice system as defined by its policy-makers
at different times and in disparate contexts of social and
political realities. By examining legislative documents and court
cases and analyzing federal and state policy developments in such
areas as drug crimes, juvenile crimes, sex crimes, and cyber
crimes, this book provides a historically embedded and policy
relevant understanding of how America's system of criminal justice
was born, how it has grown, and where it is going.
The second edition of Crime Policy in America describes the process
of policy-making and the substantive nature of policy directions in
crime and justice in America, particularly from the beginning of
the 1970s. This book examines the nature of presidential
policy-making in crime and justice from Nixon to Obama,
congressional policy-making since the birth of the Bill of Rights,
and judicial policy-making since the promulgation of the Judicial
Act of 1789. The perspective of this book is deeply historical,
sociological, and legalistic. Historically, the book has explored
the evolution of different policy strategies at different periods
of American history; sociologically, it scrutinized the impact of
the get-tough policy paradigm on crime and justice, and from a
legal perspective it has examined the conflict and the consensus of
Congress and the federal judiciary on different issues of crime and
justice from drug crimes to sex crimes to counterterrorism. The
second edition of the book has particularly illuminated the
changing directions of US crime policy from the dominance of the
"get tough" approach in the 1980s and 1990s to a more balanced
approach to crime control and prevention in the beginning of the
21sr century.
The second edition of Crime Policy in America describes the process
of policy-making and the substantive nature of policy directions in
crime and justice in America, particularly from the beginning of
the 1970s. This book examines the nature of presidential
policy-making in crime and justice from Nixon to Obama,
congressional policy-making since the birth of the Bill of Rights,
and judicial policy-making since the promulgation of the Judicial
Act of 1789. The perspective of this book is deeply historical,
sociological, and legalistic. Historically, the book has explored
the evolution of different policy strategies at different periods
of American history; sociologically, it scrutinized the impact of
the get-tough policy paradigm on crime and justice, and from a
legal perspective it has examined the conflict and the consensus of
Congress and the federal judiciary on different issues of crime and
justice from drug crimes to sex crimes to counterterrorism. The
second edition of the book has particularly illuminated the
changing directions of US crime policy from the dominance of the
"get tough" approach in the 1980s and 1990s to a more balanced
approach to crime control and prevention in the beginning of the
21sr century.
This book discusses the concept, planning, and implementation of
capacity-building in the area of science and technology
development. It addresses science and technology issues,
strategies, and implications of capacity-building for Third World
science policymakers.
Traditional strategies of technical assistance, technology
transfer, appropriate technology, and self-reliance for science and
technology development in the Third World, cannot be successfully
implemented until Third World countries improve their fundamental
organization of science and technology. In order to make those
improvements - a process kn
Written by some of the most notable criminologists of South Asia,
this book examines advances in law, criminal justice, and
criminology in South Asia with particular reference to India,
Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The edited collection explores, on the
basis of surveys, interviews, court records, and legislative
documents, a wide range of timely issues such as: the impacts of
modernization and globalization on laws combating violence against
women and children, evolution of rape laws and the issues of gender
justice, laws for combating online child sexual abuse,
transformation in juvenile justice, integration of women into
policing, the dynamics of violence and civility, and the birth of
colonial criminology in South Asia. Students of criminology and
criminal justice, practitioners, policy-makers, and human rights
advocates will find this distinctive volume highly valuable.
This book has examined some of the pressing issues and challenges
related to modernity, modernisation, and globalisation of the 21st
century. The authors of this book are a distinguished group of
social scientists from America's academia, many of whom are
by-cultural and educationally trained both in the East and the
West. The book has used historical and comparative perspectives and
many extant sources of primary data. The authors have addressed
many macro-issues such as modernity and church-state separation,
America's historical role in spreading global modernity, the global
expansion of democracy, the rise of a global middle class, the
advent of global digital connectivity, and the recent rise of
right-wing political parties in the global political landscape. The
authors also examined many micro-issues such as modernization and
women empowerment in India and Nigeria, the growth of a unique
political culture of Islam and modernism in Sierra Leone, the
problem of transition to emancipative values in the post-socialist
countries of Central and Easter Europe, rise in religious
hostilities in South Asia, need for modernization in dealing with
minority females in America's criminal justice system, and
modernity and the evolution of the rights of the disabled in
America. The empirical and country studies largely support the
theme of the book that modernity is a cultural and civilisational
model. The global modernity has been progressing across world
societies for more than two hundred years. It has been particularly
remarkably advancing since the second half of the twentieth
century. The world capitalist economy has become more global, world
democracy has expanded, the global middle class has vastly grown,
women's economic and political empowerments have widened, and
global digital connectivity has increased. These social and
economic transformations are far more fundamental for the future
progress of democracy and global modernity. The further spread of
global modernity is inevitable and irreversible. The present
right-wing ideologies of nativism, localism, nationalism,
fundamentalism, and divisiveness in the global political trajectory
are transient and temporal peculiarities.
Written For Students Of Criminal Justice, Comparative Criminal
Justice Systems: Global And Local Perspectives Examines The Nature
Of Crime And Justice In Varying Countries And Cultures In North
America, Europe, Asia, Africa, And Latin America. Using A Topical
Approach, It Compares Different Systems Of Crime And Justice In
Terms Of Their Differences From, And Similarities To, The Laws And
Institutions Of Modern Criminal Justice, Focusing On The United
States As A Standard Of Comparison. By Examining Different Criminal
Justice Systems In Terms Of Their Local Peculiarities And
Understanding Their Change And Continuity, Readers Will Gain A
Well-Rounded International Perspective Of The World's Varying
Systems Of Criminal Justice. Key Features: -Explores The Rise Of
Modern Criminology And The Criminal Justice System In The
Nineteenth Century. It Is Critical For Students To Understand The
History Of Modern Systems To Fully Comprehend The Varying Nature Of
Today's Main Legal Systems, Focusing On The United States As A
Standard Of Comparison. -Employs A Topical Approach To Examine The
Criminal Justice Systems In Varying Countries In Europe, Asia,
Africa, And Latin America, Including Comparative Views On Law
Enforcement, Judicial Systems, Corrections, Due Process Of Law, And
Search And Seizures. -Includes Discussions On Comparative Processes
Of Criminalization And Decriminalization On Such Issues As Domestic
Violence, Child Abuse, Homosexuality, And Sexual Harassment.
-Discusses New Global Crimes And Their Impact On Modern And
Traditional Criminal Justice Systems, Including Human Smuggling,
Global Sex Trade, Global Illegal Drug Trade, Illegal Trafficking Of
Conventional Military Weapons, Money Laundering, Cybercrime, And
Global Terrorism. -Discussion Questions Ensure That Student's Grasp
The Core Theoretical Concepts.
Built upon the understanding that the digital age has created
demands for new knowledge, skills, and abilities, Sociology for the
New Tribe of the Digital Age: An Introduction supports students'
learning about scientific reasoning, the role of theorizing in
science, and how to explain diverse social realities through the
application of scientific theories, concepts, models, and methods.
Through a sociological lens, students develop greater knowledge
regarding critical thinking, the humanistic perspective, ethical
and moral knowledge, global understanding, and more. They explore
the social, political, and economic challenges that have
accompanied the growth of the digital age and what those challenges
mean for future leaders. Dedicated chapters introduce readers to
the sociological perspective, the science of sociology, key
theories and research, the structural-functional paradigm of
society, social conflicts, and society as meanings and symbols.
Developed to provide students with a thoroughly modern and
well-researched introduction to the discipline, Sociology for the
New Tribe of the Digital Age is an exemplary textbook for courses
and programs in sociology.
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