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A Peacemaking Approach to Criminology A Collection of Writings Louis J. Gesualdi UniversityPressofAmerica,®Inc. Lanham•Boulder •NewYork•Toronto•Plymouth,UK Copyright©2014byUniversityPressofAmerica,®Inc. 4501ForbesBoulevard,Suite200,Lanham,Maryland20706 UPAAquisitionsDepartment(301)459-3366 10ThornburyRoad,PlymouthPL67PP,UnitedKingdom Allrightsreserved PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationInformationAvailable LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2013946893 ISBN:978-0-7618-6214-7(paper:alk.paper)—ISBN:978-0-7618-6215-4(electronic) TMThepaperusedinthispublicationmeetstheminimumrequirementsofAmerican NationalStandardforInformationSciencesPermanenceofPaperforPrintedLibrary Materials,ANSI/NISOZ39.48-1992. Thisbookisdedicatedtomyfriendandcolleague ProfessorH.CraigCollins Contents Preface vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1 WhatIsaPeacemakingPerspectivetoCriminology? 5 2 RestoringJustice:ADiscussion 9 3 LookatTheColorofJustice 13 4 Bohm’sDeathquest:ABriefAspect 15 5 YouthLivinginPoverty 17 6 Steinberg’sEthnicMyth:AnExplanation 19 7 AReviewofSteinberg’sTurningBack 23 8 TheBlackSingleFemaleHeadedFamilyandCrime 27 9 PopularNotionsofAffirmativeAction:ACriticism 31 10 Kappeler,BlumbergandPotter’sTheMythologyofCrimeand CriminalJustice:ABriefAspect 35 11 ALookintoSimonandHagan’sWhite-CollarDeviance 41 12 ABriefExaminationofMessnerandRosenfeld’sCrimeandthe AmericanDream 45 13 Reiman’sTheRichGetRicherandthePoorGetPrison:A Review 47 14 Rosoff,PontellandTillman’sProfitwithoutHonor:ABrief Analysis 49 15 Tillman’sBrokenPromises:ABriefExamination 51 v vi Contents 16 AnExaminationofSimon’sEliteDeviance 53 17 AReviewofColeman’sTheCriminalElite 55 18 ExploitationofThirdWorldLabor 57 19 TheWorkofJohnAugustus:PeacemakingCriminology 61 20 ThePopularNotionaboutTeenageViolence 65 21 PeacemakingActsandProgramstoCutAdultandTeenCrime 67 22 ADevelopmentofEconomicDemocracy 73 References 77 Index 81 Preface Apeacemakingapproachtocriminologyisahumanisticperspectivetocrim- inology.Itisahumane,nonviolentandscientificapproachinitstreatmentof crime and the offender. A peacemaking approach to criminology deals with prevention of crime and rehabilitation of offenders, and involves principles ofsocialjusticeandhumanrights.Thecollectionofwritingschosenforthis bookdemonstratesapeacemakingapproachtocriminology. Chapters 1 and 2 present the case for a different way about dealing with crime known as a peacemaking approach to criminology (which includes restorativejustice). In chapters 3 and 4, research points out the miscarriages of justice in the UnitedStatesinvolvingcapitalpunishmentanddiscriminationintheadmin- istrationofthedeathpenalty. Chapter 5 presents data that show the restricted options that poor youth have as a result of a small amount of economic chances alongside a lack of concernedadults. Inchapters6and7,researchdemonstratesthatsocioeconomicconditions createandmaintainculturalvaluesassociatedwithracialandethnicinequal- ity (poverty) and that these values are not the primary factors in explaining behavioralcharacteristics. Chapter8presentsdatathatrefutetheclaimthattheblacksingle-female- headedhouseholdisamajorcauseofAmerica’shighcrimerates. Inchapter9,researchindicatesthataffirmativeactionisnotthecauseofa failingmeritocracyinAmerica. Chapter 10 shows how different crime related problems and issues have beentwistedintomyths. Inchapter11,theeconomicandpoliticalaspectsofwhite-collardeviance arediscussed. vii viii Preface Chapter 12 places the source of the United States’ crime rates in the valuesandbehaviorofAmericansociety. In chapters 13 and 14, the harmful acts committed by the well-off are analyzed. Chapter 15 demonstrates the severe damage many people experience as anoutcomeoffraudulentsmallgrouphealthinsurancebusinesses. Inchapters16and17,theharmfulactscommittedbyelitesareexamined. Chapter 18 provides data that demonstrate the unethical behavior and harmfulactsofexpandingcorporationsmovingtheirfactoriesandplantsinto ThirdWorldcountries. In chapter 19, the successful work of John Augustus in probation exem- plifiestheprinciplesofpeacemakingcriminology. Chapters 20 and 21 demonstrate that retributive justice does not reduce therateofcrimeamongteenagersandadults. In chapter 22, the initial stages of a plan for a development of economic democracyarepresented. Itisthisauthor’swishthatthese22chapterswillstimulateadesirebythe readertobecomeinterestedinpeacemakingcriminology.
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