Law and Criminal Justice
Emerging Issues in the Twenty-First Century
©2005
Textbook
X,
186 Pages
Series:
Studies in Crime and Punishment, Volume 18
Summary
Law changes as new developments affect society. The dawn of a new century provides a marking point for the evaluation of trends in law and policy. This book examines emerging issues that will shape society’s rules and legal processes in the twenty-first century. By identifying developments affecting technology, demography, and politics, the authors evaluate impacts on law and criminal justice. Many of the issues discussed, including the expanding Latino population, new technologies for investigations, weapons, and executions, health crises in prisons, DNA testing, and the «war on terrorism», will have profound effects on the fates of individuals drawn into the justice system.
Details
- Pages
- X, 186
- Publication Year
- 2005
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9780820472720
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- USA Strafrecht Kriminologie Constitutional right Supreme court DNA Terrorism Sozialer Wandel Capital punishment
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2005. X, 186 pp.
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