Suggested E-Resources By Topic
- Juvenile Justice: The System with Joe BerlingerIn this episode we take a look at the issue of juvenile sentencing, and consider two compelling cases in Michigan that raise the question of whether children convicted of murder should be subjected to life in prison without the possibility of parole. (47 minutes)
- Juvenile Delinquency: Paradize InterviewBehind-the-scenes interview with 15-year-old Paradize, who is locked up in juvenile detention. Paradize discusses her home life, running away, an alcoholic father, domestic abuse, depression, rape, bipolar disorder, anger management, and family counseling. (48 minutes)
Reforming Juvenile Justice by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780309278911Publication Date: 2013-05-22The goal of Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental Approach was to review recent advances in behavioral and neuroscience research and draw out the implications of this knowledge for juvenile justice reform.
Rethinking Juvenile Justice by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780674030862Publication Date: 2008-09-30The authors outline a new developmental model of juvenile justice that recognizes adolescents' immaturity but also holds them accountable.
Juvenile Crime and Justice by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781412978583Publication Date: 2011-05-03The authors address various hotly debated topics along three loosely connected themes: prevention, prosecution, and corrections. Each author presents arguments both in favor of and opposed to various treatments, programs, and punishments.
- Death Sentence: The Story of Capital PunishmentThis program explores the issue through historical examples and interviews with legal scholars. (60 minutes)
- Abolish the Death Penalty: A DebateMany countries across the world have abolished the death penalty, and the United States remains the only English-speaking Western democracy to still allow capital punishment. Should the United States abolish the death penalty? (1 hr 37 min)
Questioning Capital Punishment by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780415639439Publication Date: 2014-06-25The death penalty has inspired controversy for centuries. Raising questions regarding capital punishment rather than answering them, this book offers the footing needed to allow for more informed consideration and analysis of these controversies.
Courting Death by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780674737426Publication Date: 2016-11-07Unique among Western democracies in refusing to eradicate the death penalty, the United States has attempted instead to reform and rationalize state death penalty practices through federal constitutional law. Courting Death traces the unusual and distinctive history of top-down judicial regulation of capital punishment under the Constitution and its unanticipated consequences for our time.
Could Quicker Executions Deter Homicides? by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781593324605Publication Date: 2011-05-01Wright examines whether waits for executions impact the deterrent value of capital punishment. She also seeks to determine whether race has a role in producing or inhibiting deterrence.
- Prison StateFRONTLINE investigates the impact of mass incarceration in America. (1 hr 23 min)
- Halfway House: Prison Without BarsThis episode examines Garrett House, a Camden, New Jersey, halfway house. This program explores the world of the 47 men who live at Garrett House and specifically follows the case of a convicted murderer.
Prisons and Prison Systems by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781624178504Publication Date: 2013-01-01In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the practices, types and challenges in prisons and prison systems.
American Prisons by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781138805781Publication Date: 2017-07-07This book provides students with a critical overview of American prisons and considers their past, their present and directions for the future.
Inside Private Prisons by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780231179706Publication Date: 2017-11-07Neither an endorsement or a demonization, Inside Private Prisons details the complicated and perverse incentives rooted in the industry, from mandatory bed occupancy to vested interests in mass incarceration. If private prisons are here to stay, how can we fix them?
- Deviant BehaviorExamines the four major theories sociologists use to analyze deviant behavior— differential association theory, control theory, labeling theory, and strain theory. They also discuss the relationship between race, class, and gender within the criminal justice system. (14 minutes)
- Offender ProfilingIn this program we discover what a forensic psychologist actually does to put together a profile of an offender. It concludes with practical uses of profiling, potential benefits and drawbacks, and the emergence of a new evidence-based approach. (25 minutes)
Crime and Criminal Behavior by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781412978552Publication Date: 2011-05-03A vast array of behaviors fit into the definition of criminal. The authors of these 20 chapters examine the historical contexts of each topic and offer arguments both for and against the ways in which legislators and courts have defined and responded to criminal behaviors.
The Nurture Versus Biosocial Debate in Criminology by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781452242255Publication Date: 2014-02-10This book facilitates an open and honest debate about criminal behavior between the more traditional criminologists who focus primarily on environmental factors and contemporary biosocial criminologists who examine the interplay between biology/genetics and environmental factors.
Forensic Psychology by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780815378181Publication Date: 2019-02-07Providing an engaging introduction to the core topics within Forensic Psychology, the text combines a discussion of theory with information about the role of a professional forensic psychologist.
- Court, Trials, and Sentencing: Due ProcessAccording to prime-time television, criminals are brought to justice in a speedy and efficient yet drama-filled manner. In reality, the process can be slow and meticulous, as rules must be followed to safeguard the defendant’s constitutional rights. This program provides a solid grounding in the processes and players involved in the court system and takes viewers step by step through a trial and sentencing. (30 minutes)
- Mandatory Sentencing: The System with Joe BerlingerJoe Berlinger explores the effectiveness and justness of mandatory sentencing in a current climate that preaches reform. (47 minutes)
Sentencing and Society by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780754621836Publication Date: 2016-04-07Combining the latest work of leading sentencing and punishment scholars from twelve different countries, this volume answers key questions in the study of sentencing and society.
Federal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781629485577Publication Date: 2013-01-01Federal mandatory minimum sentencing statutes (mandatory minimums) demand that execution or incarceration follow criminal conviction. This book provides an overview of federal statutes and a discussion of some of the constitutional challenges they have faced.
Wrongful Death Sentences by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781588267160Publication Date: 2010-05-01What acts truly deserve the death penalty? And how equitably do we apply this ultimate punishment? Cathleen Burnett explores wrongful capital sentencing to offer a sober yet searing critique of the criminal justice procedures and legal criteria involved.
