RT Book T1 Criminal justice in the United States and Germany: history, modernization, and reform = Strafrecht in den Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland T2 Publikationen der Bayerischen Amerika-Akademie JF Publikationen der Bayerischen Amerika-Akademie A2 Berg, Manfred 1959- LA English LA German PP Heidelberg PB Winter YR 2006 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/522260152 AB Criminal justice is a salient and controversial political issue in both Germany and the United States. Public perception is often dominated by media sensationalism and dramatized images of popular culture, while experts tend to focus on institutions and procedures. This volume brings together contributions from German and American scholars representing various disciplines, including criminology, criminal law, political science, sociology, and history. The essays address both broader social issues, such as race, gender, and the death penalty, and specific problems of administering criminal justice, including sentencing, corrections, or electronic monitoring. Their unifying themes are the dynamics of legal and social change and the quest for reform to make the criminal justice system both fairer and more efficient. Some of the essays invoke a comparative perspective, while others focus on national case studies NO Beitr. teilw. dt., teilw. engl CN HV9950 SN 3825352730 SN 9783825352738 K1 Criminal justice, Administration of : United States : Congresses K1 Capital Punishment : United States : Congresses K1 Criminal justice, Administration of : Germany : Congresses K1 Aufsatzsammlung K1 Deutschland : Strafrecht : Rechtsvergleich : USA K1 Strafjustiz K1 USA K1 Rassendiskriminierung K1 Geschichte K1 Lynchjustiz K1 Todesstrafe K1 Häusliche Gewalt K1 Strafzumessung K1 Polizeiarbeit K1 Deutschland K1 Elektronische Überwachung K1 Strafvollzugsreform