Criminal Justice in Louisiana
Burk Foster, Paula Broussard, Christopher De Lay
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BOOK SUMMARY
Crime and punishment in Louisiana's colorful history.
BOOK SYNOPSIS
The fourth edition of Criminal Justice in Louisiana concentrates on the problems in crime today and highlights popular crimes of the past. Several of the articles in this book deal with the problems of violent crimes as well as pieces that touch on how life in high-crime neighborhoods is affected by violence, fear, and sadness. The other crime-related concerns in Louisiana, drugs and gambling, are also included in two of the articles. The book opens with two articles, "A Louisiana Steel Trap," and "The Hennessy Affair," chosen to remind us that crime has been a part of Louisiana's past, and America's past, from the very beginning. Although this book is typically used in a classroom setting, it is great reading material for anyone interested in the criminal justice aspect of Louisiana.
BOOK EXCERPTS
Part I - CRIME PROBLEMS
1. A Louisiana Steel Trap: The Deaths of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, by Vicki L. Gilliam
2. The Hennessy Affair, by Allan Katz
3. Life and Death in Mall City, by Steve Culpepper
4. Life after Death, by Elizabeth Mullener
5. Citizens under Siege, by Coleman Warmer
6. Expel New Orleans, by Burk Foster
7. Road to Ruin, by Jeffrey Meitrodt
8. Your Gun Is Everything, by Christopher Baughman & William Pack
9. The Changing Face of Heroin, by Michael Perlstein
Part II - POLICING
10.Battered Badges, by Lisa Hurt, Michael Smith & Cindy Urrea
11. When Police Fail to Act, by Burk Foster
12. It's Always Life and Death, by Melissa Moore
13.Street Sweepers, by Michael Perlstein
14. Women on the Force, by Patti Nickell
15. Police Who've Killed... , by Melissa Moore
16. Death of a Cop, by Jane Nicholes
17. Secret Services, by Ronnie Virgets
Part III - CRIMINAL COURTS
18. Louisiana Law Isn't Napoleonic Code, by Nina Nichols Pugh
19. Origins of Criminal Law in Louisiana, by Warren Billings
20. Doing Time at Tulane and Broad, by Christopher Rose
21. Defensive Starters, by Michael Depp
22. Mentally Ill behind Bars, by John DeSantis
23. Innocent Men? by Steve Wheeler
24. Willie Francis: Twice in the Chair, by Bob Hamm
25. Is It Worth It? by Ron Delhomme
Part IV - CORRECTIONS
26. A Punishing Legacy
by Burk Foster
27. Paying the Price
by James Minton and Mike Dunne
28. Getting Rid of the 'Yo', by Chris Frink
29. Mothers behind Bars, by Chris Frink
30. Louisiana's Corrections Cadets, by Chris Frink
31. Angola Bound, by R. Reese Fuller
32. Convicts Led Historic Fight for Reforms, by Michael Perlstein
33. Louisiana Corrections Makes Prevention a Priority, by Susan L. Clayton
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ISBN: 188736644X
Copyright: 2002
Library of Congress: 2001095070
Book Publisher: Center for Louisiana Studies
Binding: Sewn
No. of Pages: 290
Booklister Web Site: Center for Louisiana Studies
