Criminal Justice in America

Name: Criminal Justice in America
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Criminal Justice in AmericaAuthor(s): Roscoe Pound\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138521520, 978-1138521520\nSynopsis\nRoscoe Pound believed that unless the criminal justice system maintains stability while adapting to change, it will either fossilize or be subject to the whims of public opinion. In Criminal Justice in America, Pound recognizes the dangers law faces when it does not keep pace with societal change. When the home, neighborhood, and religion are no longer capable of social control, increased conflicts arise, laws proliferate, and new menaces wrought by technology, drugs, and juvenile delinquency flourish. Where Pound saw the influence of the motion pictures as part of the \""multiplication of the agencies of menace,\"" today we might cite television and the Internet. His point still holds true: The \""old machinery\"" cannot meet the evolving needs of society. In Criminal Justice in America,Pound poin.