More than an edited work, this book contextualizes current events within the criminal justice literature. Highlighting a variety of high-interest issues, it shows readers how recent happenings relate to criminal justice studies. Lively commentary accompanies each article and introduces each section-and essay questions challenge readers to engage in discussion and debate. Closely aligned to most introductory texts, this book introduces readers to major issues in the field and helps them understand how they fit within the context of crime and justice.
Table of Contents
Section 1: "Foundational Issues" Introduction to
Section I "The Case of the Unsolved Crime Decline" R. Rosenfeld "The New Math on Crime" Will
Sullivan "Neuroscience and the Law" Michael Gazzaniga and Megan S. Steven "Ill Winds: The Chemical
Plant Next Door" Becky Bradway "Chasing my Stolen Bicycle" Justin Jouvenal "Virginia Tech Shooting
Leaves 33 Dead" Christine Hauser and Anahad Or'Connor "Duke Lacrosse Players Relieved Case has l'Closurer'"
The Associated Press "O.J. Simpsonr's Book and TV Special are Canceled" Bill Carter and Edward Wyatt
Section II: "Policing" Introduction to
Section II "Help Wanted" Jack Dunphy "Katrina, One Year Laterhellip;" Ann Wilder and James
Arey "Super Bowl XXXIX: The Successful Response of the FBI and its Partners" Jeffrey Westcott
