Federal Government And Criminal Justice

Author : Joseph F. Zimmerman
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739198070

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Congress and Crime by Joseph F. Zimmerman Pdf

Congress in the latter part of the nineteenth century decided to enact a series of statutes facilitating state enforcement of their respective criminal laws. Subsequently, Congress enacted statutes federalizing what had been solely state crimes, thereby establishing federal court and state court concurrent jurisdiction over these crimes. Federalization of state crimes has been criticized by numerous scholars, U.S. Supreme Court justices, and national organizations. Such federalization has congested the calendars of the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals leading to delays in civil cases because of the Speedy TrialAct that vacates a criminal indictment if a trial is not commenced within a specific number of days, resulted in over-crowded U.S. penitentiaries, and raises the issue of double jeopardy that is prohibited by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the constitution of each state. This book examines the impact of federalization of state crime and draws conclusions regarding its desirability. It also offers recommendations directed to Congress and the President, one recommendation direct to state legislatures for remedial actions to reduce the undesirable effects of federalized state crimes, and one recommendation that Congress and all states enter into a federal-interstate criminal suppression compact.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:248265417

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A Consolidation of the Constitution Acts 1867 to 1982 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Criminal justice personnel
ISBN : IND:30000066874888

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Expenditure and Employment Data for the Criminal Justice System by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christina L. Boyd,Michael J. Nelson,Ian Ostrander,Ethan D. Boldt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780197554692

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The Politics of Federal Prosecution by Christina L. Boyd,Michael J. Nelson,Ian Ostrander,Ethan D. Boldt Pdf

Federal prosecutors have immense power and discretion to decide when to bring criminal charges, what plea bargains to offer, and how to implement the federal government's legal priorities in their districts. While U.S. Attorneys take pains to emphasize their independence, we know relatively little about the extent to which politics colors federal prosecutorial staffing and decision making. The Politics of Federal Prosecution draws upon a wealth of data from 1990s to the present to examine the interplay of political factors and federal prosecution. First, the authors find that congressional and presidential politics affect who becomes federal prosecutors and how long those individuals serve. Second, the book demonstrates that signals of presidential and congressional preferences, along with local priorities, affect key prosecutorial decisions: whether to bring prosecutions, how to approach plea bargaining negotiations, and when to utilize criminal asset forfeiture to cripple criminal activities. In short, the book demonstrates that politics affects the behavior of U.S. Attorneys at nearly every stage of their service.

Author : Barbara Stolz
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015050021362

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Criminal Justice Policy Making by Barbara Stolz Pdf

The how and why of criminal justice policy making is frequently overlooked in criminal justice texts. Stolz fills that gap with this reader, which introduces students to the study of criminal justice policy making at the federal level by drawing on the discipline of political science. Each chapter includes • academic and government publications that acquaint the reader with federal criminal justice policy-making structures and processes • criminal justice policy-making issues related to each branch of government • several political science frameworks, used to explain how governmental structures and processes affect criminal justice policy Stolz begins with an introduction to the background of federal criminal justice policy making. She then moves to the three branches of the federal government involved in the process. In addition, a chapter on non-decision making, where policy makers do not consider certain alternative policies, is included. Each chapter begins with a careful introduction by the editor and concludes with recommendations for further reading, including important electronic resources for further consideration. The selections in this work include academic and government publications and speeches that help to shed light on this important area of criminal justice studies. This unique volume provides the tools for analyzing how criminal justice policy is made.

Author : Stephen Rushin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107105737

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Federal Intervention in American Police Departments by Stephen Rushin Pdf

This book evaluates how structural reform litigation initiated by federal intervention has transformed police departments and reduced law enforcement misconduct.

Author : N. Marion
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230337619

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Federal Government and Criminal Justice by N. Marion Pdf

Providing a description of the responses taken by the federal government to issues revolving around criminal justice, each chapter focuses on a different problem and shows what different presidents have said, what policies were proposed and/or passed by Congress, and any cases heard by the Supreme Court on the issue.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime,United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Searches and seizures
ISBN : LOC:00117654825

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Activities of Federal Law Enforcement Agencies Toward the Branch Davidians by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Crime,United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 940 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Criminal law
ISBN : UCR:31210019099397

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Federal Criminal Law Revision by United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Law Commission
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780102943689

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Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide by Great Britain: Law Commission Pdf

A Law Commission consultation paper 'A new homicide act for England and Wales?' was published as LCCP 177 (ISBN 0117302643) in April 2006.

Author : Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
Publisher : Royal Commission
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015028923301

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Aboriginal Peoples and the Justice System by Canada. Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples Pdf

"There was a widespread view among participants at the Round Table that the current justice system, especially the criminal justice system, is too centralized, too legalistic, too formal and too removed from the (Aboriginal) communities it is supposed to serve."--

Author : United States. Department of Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Justice, Administration of
ISBN : OCLC:19110395

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United States Attorneys' Manual by United States. Department of Justice Pdf

Author : National Task Force on Federal Legislation Imposing Reporting Requirements and Expectations on the Criminal Justice System (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Court records
ISBN : UOM:39015052466789

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Report of the National Task Force on Federal Legislation Imposing Reporting Requirements and Expectations on the Criminal Justice System by National Task Force on Federal Legislation Imposing Reporting Requirements and Expectations on the Criminal Justice System (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Ted Gest
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190290139

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Crime & Politics by Ted Gest Pdf

Why has America experienced an explosion in crime rates since 1960? Why has the crime rate dropped in recent years? Though politicians are always ready both to take the credit for crime reduction and to exploit grisly headlines for short-term political gain, these questions remain among the most important-and most difficult to answer-in America today. In Crime & Politics, award-winning journalist Ted Gest gives readers the inside story of how crime policy is formulated inside the Washington beltway and state capitols, why we've had cycle after cycle of ineffective federal legislation, and where promising reforms might lead us in the future. Gest examines how politicians first made crime a national rather than a local issue, beginning with Lyndon Johnson's crime commission and the landmark anti-crime law of 1968 and continuing right up to such present-day measures as "three strikes" laws, mandatory sentencing, and community policing. Gest exposes a lack of consistent leadership, backroom partisan politics, and the rush to embrace simplistic solutions as the main causes for why Federal and state crime programs have failed to make our streets safe. But he also explores how the media aid and abet this trend by featuring lurid crimes that simultaneously frighten the public and encourage candidates to offer another round of quick-fix solutions. Drawing on extensive research and including interviews with Edwin Meese, Janet Reno, Joseph Biden, Ted Kennedy, and William Webster, Crime & Politics uncovers the real reasons why America continues to struggle with the crime problem and shows how we do a better job in the future.

Author : Frederick T. Davis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108493208

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American Criminal Justice by Frederick T. Davis Pdf

Provides a comprehensive, readable overview of how criminal justice actually works in the United States, and what makes US procedures distinctive and important.