Product Overview
This volume provides a series of quality readings on 8 major issuesarranged in pro/con formatregarding criminology. Includes an opening narrative of each controversy, and lists of readings and internet sites for further research. Is It Time to End Capital Punishment? Does Poverty Produce Crime? Is Prison the Best Way to Handle Criminals? Will Gun Control Reduce Crime? Should We Treat Juvenile Offenders More Harshly? Does White collar Crime Do More Harm Than Street Crime? Should We Expand the Use of Private Prisons? Are Criminals Given Too Many Rights? For law enforcement professionals interested in the debate on major issues in criminology.
