Product Description: Since Congress was established in 1789, seven members have been assassinated and several others have been the victims of attempted assassinations or other acts of violence. Additionally, eight members of Congress have died while serving in Congress in other ways...read more

Product Description: This book provides a description of the responses taken by the federal government to issues revolving around criminal justice. In other words, it looks at what federal actors did to address different crime problems. It includes a description of action taken by the president, Congress, courts, bureaucracies, and interest groups to solve crime...read more

Product Description: A host of new classroom-friendly features have been added to the greatly expanded second edition of this concise, lively overview of the politics of criminal justice. Seamlessly integrating concepts and findings from the disciplines of political science and criminology, the new edition offers chapters on: · campaigns and elections includes summaries of key crime-related issues raised in each presidential election campaign since the 1960s;· chief executives includes a review of anti-crime policy initiatives in presidential administrations from John F...read more