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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Margaret Haerens |
| ISBN: | 9780737747751 0737747757 9780737747768 0737747765 |
| OCLC Number: | 441154506 |
| Description: | 238 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Federally mandated minimum sentences alleviate crime / J. Randy Forbes -- Federally mandated minimum sentences do not alleviate crime / Marc Mauer -- California's "three strikes" law alleviates crime / Naomi Harlin Goodno -- California's "three strikes" law increases violent crime / Ray Fisman -- Mandatory minimum drug sentences help alleviate crime / Jodi L. Avergun -- Mandatory minimum drug sentences are unjust / Patrick Leahy -- Mandatory minimum sentencing is unfair / Emily Bazelon -- Mandatory minimum sentencing is fair / Alberto Gonzales -- California's "three strikes" law is fair / Mike Reynolds -- California's "three strikes" law is unfair / Erwin Chemerinsky -- Mandatory minimum sentences for crack cocaine possession are unfair / Eric Holder -- Mandatory minimum sentences for crack cocaine possession are fair / R. Alexander Acosta -- Mandatory minimum sentences for possession of crack cocaine should be decreased / Christopher Moraff -- Mandatory minimum sentences for possession of crack cocaine should not be decreased / Chuck Canterbury -- Mandatory minimum sentences discriminate against blacks / Jesselyn McCurdy -- Mandatory minimum sentences do not discriminate against blacks / Heather Mac Donald -- Mandatory minimum drug sentences waste resources / Kevin Zeese -- Mandatory minimum drug sentences protect children / Catherine M. O'Neil -- Mandatory minimum sentences usurp judicial power / Erik Luna -- Mandatory minimum sentences result in prison overcrowding / Judith Greene and Kevin Pranis -- Drug court supervision is a viable alternative to mandatory minimum sentences / C. West Huddleston III, Douglas B. Marlowe and Rachel Casebolt -- Drug court supervision is not a realistic alternative to mandatory minimum sentences / Steven K. Erickson -- The "safety valve" provision should be broadened / The Constitution Project -- Mandatory minimum sentence laws should be repealed / James E. Felman -- Drug treatment programs are a viable alternative to mandatory minimum drug sentences / Justice Policy Institute. |
| Series Title: | Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) |
| Responsibility: | Margaret Haerens, book editor. |
Abstract:
From Booklist : "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model-not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, the selections-by experts, policy makers, and concerned citizens-include complete articles and speeches, long book excerpts, and occasional cartoons and boxed quotations-all up to date and fully documented. The editing is intelligent and unobtrusive, organizing the material around substantive issues within the general debate. Brief introductions to each section and to each reading focus the questions raised and offer no slick answers."
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