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Introduction - Erika S Fairchild and Vincent J Webb Crime, Justice, and Politics in the United States Today PART ONE: CRIME AND POLITICS Crime as an Issue in American Politics - Joel Rosch PART TWO: LEGISLATIVE POLITICS AND THE CRIMINAL LAW Criminal Code Reform and the Interest Group Politics of the American Bar Association - Albert P Melone Legislator Ideology and Criminal Justice Policy - Francis T Cullen et al Implications from Illinois The Political Context for the Changing Content of Criminal Law - Anne M Heinz PART THREE: POLITICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INSTITUTIONS The Interaction of Organization and Political Constraints on Community Prerelease Program Development - David E Duffee Political Interference Versus Political Accountability in Municipal Policing - Dorothy Guyot The Politics of Police Accountability - Samuel Walker The Seattle Police Spying Ordinance as a Case Study
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