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Book Description
This book is intended as a supplemental text for a variety of courses in departments of criminal justice, sociology, and political science. Beginning with a succinct discussion of the administration of criminal justice in the United States, Sense and Nonsense About Crime and Drugs evaluates conservative and liberal crime control proposals, gun and crimes, drug policy, the war on drugs, and the legalization of drugs. The book concludes with a summary of the evidence and draws some conclusions about crime policy.
About the Author
Samuel Walker is Isaacson Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, where he has taught for over 30 years. He is the author of 13 books on policing, criminal justice history and policy, and civil liberties. His most recent books included POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY (Wadsworth, 2001), and THE POLICE IN AMERICA (McGraw-Hill, 2002). His current research involves police accountability, focusing primarily on citizen oversight of the police and police Early Warning (EW) systems. Professor Walker currently serves on the Panel on Policing of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Sense and Nonsense About Crime and Drugs: A Policy Guide (Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series),Samuel Walker,Wadsworth Publishing Company,0534508677,Crime prevention,Criminal justice, Administration of,Criminology,Drug abuse and crime,General,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Political Freedom & Security - Law Enforcement,True Crime,United States
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