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Criminal Justice Policy Making Barbara Stolz

Criminal Justice Policy Making By Barbara Stolz

Criminal Justice Policy Making by Barbara Stolz


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An introduction to the study of criminal justice policy making at the federal level drawing on the discipline of political science. The selections include academic and government publications and speeches that help to shed light on this important area of criminal justice studies.

Criminal Justice Policy Making Summary

Criminal Justice Policy Making: Federal Roles and Processes by Barbara Stolz

The how and why of criminal justice policy making is frequently overlooked in criminal justice texts. Stolz fills that gap with this reader, which introduces students to the study of criminal justice policy making at the federal level by drawing on the discipline of political science. Each chapter includes * academic and government publications that acquaint the reader with federal criminal justice policy-making structures and processes * criminal justice policy-making issues related to each branch of government * several political science frameworks, used to explain how governmental structures and processes affect criminal justice policy Stolz begins with an introduction to the background of federal criminal justice policy making. She then moves to the three branches of the federal government involved in the process. In addition, a chapter on non-decision making, where policy makers do not consider certain alternative policies, is included. Each chapter begins with a careful introduction by the editor and concludes with recommendations for further reading, including important electronic resources for further consideration. The selections in this work include academic and government publications and speeches that help to shed light on this important area of criminal justice studies. This unique volume provides the tools for analyzing how criminal justice policy is made.

About Barbara Stolz

BARBARA ANN STOLZ is a political scientist and criminologist who has worked in both academia and government./e She has published numerous articles on the role of symbolic politics, interest groups, subgovernments in determining U.S. criminal justice policies regarding capital punishment, juvenile delinquency, drug control, corrections, and domestic violence. As a Fulbright scholar in Russia, she taught American politics at Yaroslavl State University. Currently, she is a senior analyst engaged in research on criminal justice issues at a federal agency.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Context of Federal Criminal Justice Policy Making: Responsibility and Ideology Presidents and Criminal Justice Policy Making Congress and the Legislating of Criminal Justice Policy Making Bureaucracy: Affecting Criminal Justice Policy Making through Information Bureacracy: Implementation and Street-Level Criminal Justice Policy Making The Supreme Court as Criminal Justice Policy Maker Non-Decision Making and Criminal Justice Policy Conclusion Selected Bibliography Index

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NLS9780275973247
9780275973247
0275973247
Criminal Justice Policy Making: Federal Roles and Processes by Barbara Stolz
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
2001-12-30
248
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