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Criminal Justice and Moral Issues

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.02.2007

Verlag

Oxford University Press

Seitenzahl

284

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/1,5 cm

Gewicht

416 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-19-533060-1

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.02.2007

Verlag

Oxford University Press

Seitenzahl

284

Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/1,5 cm

Gewicht

416 g

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-19-533060-1

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Criminal Justice and Moral Issues

    • Chapter 1: Morality, Harm, and Criminal Justice

    • Crimes Without Victims?

    • The Notion of Harm

    • Morality and Criminal Law

    • Suicide and Attempted Suicide

    • Physician-Assisted Suicide

    • Usury

    • Bad Samaritans

    • Motorcycle Helmets

    • Determining Moral Standards

    • Conclusion

    • Chapter 2: Prostitution/Sex Work

    • The Biblical Heritage

    • Criminal Law and Prostitution

    • Explaining the Law's Intransigence

    • Prostitution and Sexual Liberation

    • The Cast in the Performance of Prostitution

    • Urban Enforcement: Los Angeles

    • The BMW Caper

    • The Hollywood Madam

    • Licensed Brothels: Nevada

    • The Wolfenden Report and Kerb Crawling

    • Feminism and Prostitution

    • Legalizing Prostitution: Yeas and Nays

    • Prostitution, Venereal Disease, and AIDS

    • Other Impacts of Prostitution

    • Prostitutes, Pimps, and the Public

    • The Prostitute/Sex Worker

    • Customers/Johns

    • Pimps

    • Impact of Prostitution on Society

    • Conclusion

    • For Legalizing Prostitution

    • Against Decriminalizing Prostitution

    • Chapter 3: Drugs

    • What Is a Drug?

    • Patterns of Drug Use

    • Illegal Drug Use: Marijuana

    • Illegal Drug Use: Heroin

    • Illegal Drug Use: Cocaine

    • How Much Do Illegal Drugs Cost?

    • The Relationship Between Crime and Drugs

    • Drug-Defined Crimes

    • Drug-Related Crimes

    • Drug-Using Crimes

    • Current Drug Policies and How We Got There

    • Drugs, Race, and Ethnicity

    • The Prohibition Experience

    • Modern Legal Prohibitions

    • The Netherlands' Approach to Drug Control

    • What Kind of a Problem Is 'Drugs'?

    • Decriminalization Does Not Solve the Problem of Drugs

    • Conclusion

    • Chapter 4: Homosexuality

    • Defining Homosexuality

    • Homosexual Behavior

    • Homosexual Preference or Orientation

    • Homosexual Identity or Self-Concept

    • Causes of Homosexuality

    • The Biological Perspective

    • The Learning Perspective

    • Public Opinion and Homosexuality

    • The Regulation of Homosexuality

    • The Social Regulation of Sexuality

    • Religious and Legal Regulation of Sexuality

    • The Consequences of Legal Regulation

    • The Gay Movement and Gay Communities

    • Two Additional Issues

    • Same-Sex Marriages

    • Homosexuality as a Protected Status

    • Conclusion

    • Chapter 5: Abortion

    • Theology and Abortion

    • Roman Catholicism

    • Judaism

    • Abortion Before It Became Legal

    • Roe v. Wade and Its Progeny

    • Roe v. Wade (1973)

    • The Webster Decision (1989)

    • The Casey Decision (1992)

    • The Partial-Birth Abortion Act (2003)

    • Unborn Victims of Violence Act (2004)

    • RU-486 (Mifepristone)

    • Plan B: The Morning After Pill

    • Parental Notification and Abortion

    • How Many Abortions Are There?

    • Abortion Views in Context

    • Arguments: Pro and Con

    • Arguments Against Legalized Abortion

    • Arguments for Legalized Abortion

    • Conclusion

    • Chapter 6: Pornography

    • Definitions

    • The Ubiquity of Pornography

    • The Pornography Industry

    • The Pornography Commissions

    • Public Concern Over Pornography

    • The Regulation of Pornography

    • The Law and Pornography

    • The Effects of Pornography

    • Harmful Effects

    • Positive Effects, or Potentially Beneficial Functions of Pornography

    • The Feminist Response to Pornography

    • Conclusion

    • Chapter 7: Gambling

    • The Context of Gambling

    • Casino Gambling

    • Slot Machines

    • Riverboat Gambling

    • Native-American Casinos

    • Internet Gambling

    • Lotteries

    • Gambling on Numbers

    • Lotteries Re-emerge

    • Off-Track Betting

    • Conclusion

    • Chapter 8: Conclusion

    • Harm, Risk, and the Law

    • Can the Law Create Problems?

    • What Should We Call Them?

    • The Wolfenden Report

    • Are There Limits to Law?

    • Immorality

    • Privacy

    • Alternative Controls

    • Harm to Others

    • Are They Enforceable?

    • What Problems Are Appropriate for Law?

    • Conclusion

    • Author Index

    • Subject Index