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Credo Reference: Criminology & Law

This guide explores Court Services topics relevant to CRIM 120,Introduction to Courts; and CRIM171, Drugs and Justice.

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Books on Campus

Mandatory Minimum Sentencing by Margaret Haerens (Editor)
Call Number: 345.0772 MAN

ISBN: 9780737747751

Publication Date: 2010

This book explores the impact of mandatory minimum sentencing on crime, including the three strikes law. It discusses the inherent fairness of mandatory sentences and looks at alternatives to mandatory minimums, such as drug court supervision or extended treatment options.
Charged : The new movement to transform American prosecution and end mass incarceration by Emily Bazelon
Call Number: 345.73 Baz

ISBN: 9780399590016

Publication Date: 2019

In this book the author reveals how unchecked power is the under-reported cause of injustice and the missing piece in the mass incarceration puzzle.
Drugs, Society and Criminal Justice by Charles F. Levinthal
Call Number: 363.29 LEV

ISBN: 9780135120484

Publication Date: 2011

This book examines drug use, drug misuse, and drug abuse from a criminal justice perspective and explores how drug use and abuse impact the criminal justice system.
A Return to Justice: : Rethinking our approach to juveniles in the system by Ashley Nellis
Call Number: 364.360 Nel

ISBN: 9781442227668

Publication Date: 2015

The author takes us on a journey that begins with the origins of the juvenile justice system with its vision of rehabilitation through Reform Schools, Tough Love, Zero Tolerance and other false turns. She discusses the substantial gains and promise of the 21st century with evidence based interventions and a return to the system’s original vision that kids are different.