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Tables of Contents for Debating Crime With Infotrac
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
Introduction
1
7
Perspectives on Debating Crime
8
27
The Ideology of the Crime Debate
11
8
The Politics of the Crime Debate
19
9
The Sociology of the Crime Debate
28
7
Debating Crime and Guns
35
17
Does the Constitution Create a Right of Individuals to Bear Arms?
38
6
Should Gun Control Be Adopted?
44
8
Debating the Limits of Police Power
52
20
Is Excessive Use of Force a Systemic Problem?
56
9
Should the Exclusionary Rule Be Abolished?
65
7
Debating the Role of Crime Victims
72
21
Should States Lower the Legal Threshold for Drunk Driving?
75
9
Should Mandatory Arrest Policies in Domestic Violence Offenses Be Adopted?
84
9
Debating the Fairness of Courts
93
21
Are Sexual Assaults Against Women Underprosecuted?
96
9
Should Jurors Engage in Jury Nullification?
105
9
Debating Sentencing
114
18
Do Tough Sentences Reduce Crime?
117
6
Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished?
123
9
Debating ``Equal Justice Under Law'': Race and Gender
132
22
Race and Justice: Does the Criminal Justice System Discriminate Against Racial Minorities?
135
10
Gender and Justice: Is the Justice System Biased Against Women?
145
9
Debating Prisons
154
22
Should Prisons Be Privatized?
157
10
Should Parole Be Abolished?
167
9
Debating Juvenile Justice
176
19
Should Juvenile Offenders Be Tried and Punished As Adults?
179
7
Are Boot Camps an Effective Means of Dealing with Juvenile Crime?
186
9
Waging Holy War: Public Morals and Private Vices
195
21
Should the U.S. End the War on Drugs?
198
9
Should the Government Ban Cyberporn on the Internet?
207
9
Debating the Criminal Justice System
216
23
Is the Criminal Justice System a Failure?
220
9
Analyzing Criminal Justice Reforms
229
10
Appendix: Ground Rules for Proper Debating
239
8
References
247
6
Index
253