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Criminal justice and moral issues
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c2006
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English
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1. Morality, harm, and criminal justice Crimes without victims? The notion of harm Morality and criminal law Suicide and attempted suicide Physician-assisted suicide Usury Bad Samaritans Motorcycle helmets Determining moral standards 2. Prostitution/sex work The Biblical heritage Criminal law and prostitution Explaining the law's intransigence Prostitution and sexual liberation The cast in the performance of prostitution Urban enforcement : Los Angeles The BMW caper The Hollywood madam Licensed brothels : Nevada The Wolfenden Report and Kerb crawling Feminism and prostitution Legalizing prostitution : yeas and nays Prostitution, venereal disease, and AIDS Other impacts of prostitution Prostitutes, pimps, and the public The prostitute/sex worker Customers/Johns Pimps Impact of prostitution on society Conclusion For legalizing prostitution Against decriminalizing prostitution 3. Drugs What is a drug? Patterns of drug use Illegal drug use : marijuana Illegal drug use : heroin Illegal drug use : cocaine How much do illegal drugs cost? The relationship between crime and drugs Drug-defined crimes Drug-related crimes Drug-using crimes Current drug policies and how we got there Drugs, race, and ethnicity The prohibition experience Modern legal prohibitions The Netherlands' approach to drug control What kind of a problem is 'drugs?' Decriminalization does not solve the problem of drugs Conclusion 4. Homosexuality Defining homosexuality Homosexual behavior Homosexual preference or orientation Homosexual identity or self-concept Causes of homosexuality The biological perspective The learning perspective Public opinion and homosexuality The regulation of homosexuality The social regulation of sexuality Religious and legal regulation of sexuality The consequences of legal regulation The gay movement and gay communities Two additional issues Same-sex marriages Homosexuality as a protected status Conclusion
5. Abortion
Theology and abortion
Roman Catholicism
Judaism
Abortion before it became legal
Roe v. Wade and its progeny
Roe v. Wade (1973)
The Webster decision (1989)
The Casey decision (1992)
The Partial-Birth Abortion Act (2003)
Unborn Victims of Violence Act (2004)
RU-486 (Mifepristone)
Plan B : The morning after pill
Parental notification and abortion
How many abortions are there?
Abortion views in context
Arguments : pro and con
Arguments against legalized abortion
Arguments for legalized abortion
Conclusion
6. Pornography
Definitions
The ubiquity of pornography
The pornography industry
The pornography commissions
Public concern over pornography
The regulation of pornography
The law and pornography
The effects of pornography
Harmful effects
Positive effects, or potentially beneficial functions of pornography
The feminist response to pornography
Conclusion
7. Gambling
The context of gambling
Casino gambling
Slot machines
Riverboat gambling
Native-American casinos
Internet gambling
Lotteries
Gambling on numbers
Lotteries re-emerge
Off-track betting
Conclusion
8. Conclusion
Harm, risk, and the law
Can the law create problems?
What should we call them?
The Wolfenden Report
Are there limits to law?
Immorality
Privacy
Alternative controls
Harm to others
Are they enforceable?
What problems are appropriate for law?
Conclusion.
From the Book
1. Morality, harm, and criminal justice Crimes without victims? The notion of harm Morality and criminal law Suicide and attempted suicide Physician-assisted suicide Usury Bad Samaritans Motorcycle helmets Determining moral standards 2. Prostitution/sex work The Biblical heritage Criminal law and prostitution Explaining the law's intransigence Prostitution and sexual liberation The cast in the performance of prostitution Urban enforcement : Los Angeles The BMW caper The Hollywood madam Licensed brothels : Nevada The Wolfenden Report and Kerb crawling Feminism and prostitution Legalizing prostitution : yeas and nays Prostitution, venereal disease, and AIDS Other impacts of prostitution Prostitutes, pimps, and the public The prostitute/sex worker Customers/Johns Pimps Impact of prostitution on society Conclusion For legalizing prostitution Against decriminalizing prostitution 3. Drugs What is a drug? Patterns of drug use Illegal drug use : marijuana Illegal drug use : heroin Illegal drug use : cocaine How much do illegal drugs cost? The relationship between crime and drugs Drug-defined crimes Drug-related crimes Drug-using crimes Current drug policies and how we got there Drugs, race, and ethnicity The prohibition experience Modern legal prohibitions The Netherlands' approach to drug control What kind of a problem is 'drugs?' Decriminalization does not solve the problem of drugs Conclusion 4. Homosexuality Defining homosexuality Homosexual behavior Homosexual preference or orientation Homosexual identity or self-concept Causes of homosexuality The biological perspective The learning perspective Public opinion and homosexuality The regulation of homosexuality The social regulation of sexuality Religious and legal regulation of sexuality The consequences of legal regulation The gay movement and gay communities Two additional issues Same-sex marriages Homosexuality as a protected status Conclusion
5. Abortion
Theology and abortion
Roman Catholicism
Judaism
Abortion before it became legal
Roe v. Wade and its progeny
Roe v. Wade (1973)
The Webster decision (1989)
The Casey decision (1992)
The Partial-Birth Abortion Act (2003)
Unborn Victims of Violence Act (2004)
RU-486 (Mifepristone)
Plan B : The morning after pill
Parental notification and abortion
How many abortions are there?
Abortion views in context
Arguments : pro and con
Arguments against legalized abortion
Arguments for legalized abortion
Conclusion
6. Pornography
Definitions
The ubiquity of pornography
The pornography industry
The pornography commissions
Public concern over pornography
The regulation of pornography
The law and pornography
The effects of pornography
Harmful effects
Positive effects, or potentially beneficial functions of pornography
The feminist response to pornography
Conclusion
7. Gambling
The context of gambling
Casino gambling
Slot machines
Riverboat gambling
Native-American casinos
Internet gambling
Lotteries
Gambling on numbers
Lotteries re-emerge
Off-track betting
Conclusion
8. Conclusion
Harm, risk, and the law
Can the law create problems?
What should we call them?
The Wolfenden Report
Are there limits to law?
Immorality
Privacy
Alternative controls
Harm to others
Are they enforceable?
What problems are appropriate for law?
Conclusion.
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9780195330601
9781931719629
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