This book covers the history of criminal justice from a critical perspective and explores the historical biases of the criminal justice system. The overall theme of this book is that both the making of laws and the interpretation and application of these laws throughout the history of the criminal justice system has, historically, been class, gender, and racially biased. Moreover, one of the major functions of the criminal justice system has been to control those from the most disadvantaged sectors of the population, that is, the "dangerous classes." This theme is explored using a historical model, tracing the development of criminal law through the development of the police institution, the juvenile justice system, and the prison system. For anyone interested in the history of criminal justice.
Welfare in America: Controlling the "dangerous Classes"
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Using a traditional Marxist perspective, Richard Quinney argues that the legal order is not intended to reduce crime and suffering, but to maintain class differences and a social order that mainly benefits the ruling class.
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This comprehensive survey of the literature on gangs and gang activities in America includes theoretical perspectives on why gangs exist, gang typologies, descriptions of gang activities, and various intervention strategies...
This classic text argues that crime control, rather than crime itself is the real danger for our future.
This book examines the "dangerous classes" in the Middle East and North Africa, their lives and the strategies they used to avoid, evade, cheat, placate or, occasionally, resist, the authorities.
Duffee, David. 1980. Explaining Criminal Justice: Community Theory and Criminal Justice Reform. Prospects Heights, IL: Waveland. Duran, Robert. 2013. Gang Life in Two Cities: An Insider's Journey. New York: Columbia University Press.
Hill and Wang, New York. von Hirsch, Andrew 1982 Construction Guidelines for Sentencing: The Critical Choices for the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission. Hamline Law Review. 1982, pp. 164–215. Wamsley, Roy 1999 World Prison ...