Criminal Justice Policy Making by Barbara Stolz - 9780275973230

Criminal Justice Policy MakingFederal Roles and Processes\nAuthor(s): Barbara Stolz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Praeger Publishers Inc\nISBN-13: 9780275973230, 978-0275973230\nSynopsis\nThe 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\n\nacademic and government publications that acquaint the reader with federal criminal justice policy-making structures and processes\n\ncriminal justice policy-making issues related to each branch of government\n\nseveral political science frameworks, used to explain how governmental structures and processes affect criminal justice policy\n\nStolz begins with an introduction to the background of federal criminal justice policy making. She then mo.