Pornography in a Free Society deals with what has been called the 'civil war over smut'.

Norval Morris and Gordon Hawkins's first premise is that our criminal justice system is a moral busybody, unwisely extended beyond its proper role of protecting persons and property.

In its scrutiny of California's Three Strikes law, Punishment and Democracy extracts crucial lessons about democracy and criminal justice in America."--BOOK JACKET.

Publisher Fact Sheet Offers a startling new look at crime & violence in America that will reshape the debate about crime control.

This book presents a comprehensive examination of the drug control policy process in the United States.

How useful is the modern prison in restraining crime, and at what cost? How much do we really know about incapacitation and its effectiveness? This book is the first comprehensive assessment of incapacitation.

This book redefines the central political and legal issues of the death penalty in the light of the social, political, and moral conditions of the United States in the 1980s.

Examines the relationship between firearms and interpersonal violence, analyzes patterns of gun ownership in the U.S., and looks at the future of gun control legislation.

Drawing from criminology, law, and the social sciences, the authors evaluate the effectiveness of deterrence as a form of crime control