Criminal justice : opposing viewpoints / Jill Karson, book editor.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Other Authors: Karson, Jill
Language:English
Published: San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, [1998], ©1998.
Series:Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Physical Description:208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Reforms to eliminate racism are necessary / Jimmy Carter
  • Reforms to eliminate racism are not necessary / Linda Chavez and Robert Lerner
  • The criminal justice system should focus on rehabilitation / Alan Orfi
  • The criminal justice system should focus on punishment / Charles H. Logan
  • Reforming the jury system would improve the criminal justice system / Akhil Reed Amar and Vikram David Amar
  • Many reforms are needed to improve the criminal justice system / Ted Gest
  • The dealth penalty should be eliminated / James McCloskey
  • The death penalty should not be eliminated / John Douglas
  • The rights of the accused must be zealously protected / Sol Wachtler
  • Zealous protection of the rights of the accused weakens the criminal justice system / Daniel Lungren
  • The Miranda rule undermines the criminal justice system / Paul Cassell and Stephen J. Markman
  • The Miranda rule does not undermine the criminal justice system / Susan R. Klein
  • The exclusionary rule weakens the criminal justice system / Morgan O. Reynolds
  • The exclusionary rule is necessary / Carol S. Steiker
  • "Three strikes" laws can reduce crime / David LaCourse Jr.
  • "Three strikes" laws are inconsistent and overly punitive / Joseph D. McNamara
  • Mandatory minimum sentencing should be abolished / Vincent L. Broderick
  • Mandatory minimum sentencing is necessary / Jay Apperson
  • States should adopt truth-in-sentencing laws / James Wootton
  • States should not adopt truth-in-sentencing laws / Marc Mauer
  • The criminal trial is too adversarial / Franklin Strier
  • THe criminal trial should be more adversarial / Kenneth B. Nunn
  • A case for defending the guilty / Robert L. Shapiro
  • A case for not defending the guilty / Vincent Bugliosi
  • Defense attorneys distort the truth / Harold J. Rothwax
  • Defense attorneys do not distort the truth / Charles M. Sevilla.