Ebook: Guilty: crime, punishment, and the changing face of justice

Offers an overview of crime and the American criminal justice system, using extensive examples of real cases to illustrate difficult questions about what is considered criminal and what punishment is appropriate for different types of crimes.;Part I: Deciding what behavior to criminalize -- Crimes of opportunity: theft : or good luck? -- Another kind of bank robbery -- Cheating? or lucking into a good deal? -- Race: changing attitudes and laws -- Deciding What is a danger to society -- Killing is a crime, except when it isn't -- Part II: Punishment -- Retribution : "An eye for an eye" -- Deterrence, or a warning to all -- The conveyor belt of justice -- Part III: Due process and the presumption of innocence -- Dolly Mapp and unreasonable searches -- The right to counsel -- Conveyor belts and obstacle courses -- Conclusion: Thinking like a lawyer.