Today's Crime and Punishment Issues

Democrats and Republicans

Angela D. Madden (Themis Center for Justice Policy, Practice, and Research, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic
03 April 2025

Penology & punishment; Political parties; Criminal procedure

Series: Across the Aisle

This balanced

book illuminates Republican and Democratic responses and attitudes toward crime, police work, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation in the USA.

A broad array of law enforcement and criminal justice issues are examined, including mass incarceration, sentencing disparities, anti-drug efforts, marijuana legalization, death penalty, mandatory minimums, civil asset forfeiture, prison privatization, rape and other crimes in prison settings, women in prison, support for therapeutic/educational programs, sentencing for juvenile offenders, harsher penalties for hate crimes, and voting rights for ex-felons.

The focus is on specific and timely topics in criminal justice that are most susceptible to legislative policies. Readers will benefit by developing an appreciation for how politics impacts the criminal justice system, and how the parties have developed laws that impact their lives, dictate acceptable behavior, and legislate appropriate responses for violators. The emphasis of the series is contemporary, but it includes historical perspective to provide a sense of how each party's positions and actions have evolved over time.

Edited by: Angela D. Madden (Themis Center for Justice Policy Practice and Research USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 256mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 940g
ISBN: 9781440873324
ISBN 10: 1440873321
Series: Across the Aisle
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 03 April 2025
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Primary , Educational: Primary & Secondary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Angela D. Madden has been the director of Themis Center for Justice Policy, Practice & Research since 2003.