The Nature of Crime : Continuity and Change

By Samuels, Julie E.

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Title:	The Nature of Crime : Continuity and Change
Author:	Samuels, Julie E.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Law., Law & economy, Litigation and arbitration
Collections:	Law Library Collection
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Publisher:	Department of Justice


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Description
Legal Reference Publication

Excerpt
Excerpt: From the Director. The celebration of the National Institute of Justice?s 30th anniversary in the autumn of 1999 provided the Institute and the criminal justice community the perfect opportunity to reflect on three decades of criminal justice research accomplishments. A few months later, the dawn of the new millennium seemed the appropriate stage from which to look forward to what lies ahead for criminal justice in the United States. As preparations were made to commemorate the Institute?s anniversary, it became increasingly apparent to NIJ staff and the criminal justice research, policymaker, and practitioner communities that there needed to be one compilation comprising a comprehensive, scholarly examination and analysis of the current state of criminal justice in the United States. Consequently, NIJ conceived and launched a project to produce the four volume Criminal Justice 2000 series to examine how research has influenced current policy and practice and how future policies and practices can be built upon our current state of knowledge. The themes developed for these volumes were purposefully broad in scope, to allow contributors the intellectual freedom to explore issues across criminal justice disciplines. In its competitive solicitation, NIJ asked the authors to explore and reflect on current and emerging trends in crime and criminal justice practice, based on scientific findings and analyses. An editorial board of eminent criminal justice researchers and practitioners then selected the proposals that displayed exceptional scholarly merit and contributed to the substantive themes of the volumes.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents From the Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Criminal Justice 2000 Editorial Board Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Introduction to Volume 1 The Changing Nature of Crime in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 by Gary LaFree, Robert J. Bursik, Sr., James Short, and Ralph B. Taylor Theoretical Developments in Criminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 by Charles R. Tittle The Politics of Crime and Punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 by William Lyons and Stuart Scheingold Dynamics of the Drug-Crime Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 by Helene Raskin White and D.M. Gorman Criminal Justice Discovers Information Technology. . . . . . . . . . . 219 by Maureen Brown Explaining Regional and Urban Variation in Crime: A Review of Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 by Graham C. Ousey Change and Continuity in Crime in Rural America . . . . . . . . . . . 309 by Ralph A. Weisheit and Joseph F. Donnermeyer A Century of Juvenile Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359 by Philip W. Harris, Wayne N. Welsh, and Frank Butler Changes in the Gender Gap in Crime and Women?s Economic Marginalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427 by Karen Heimer On Immigration and Crime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485 by Ramiro Martinez, Jr., and Matthew T. Lee Appendix: Criminal Justice 2000 Volumes and Chapters . . . . . . . . 525