Week 11 RJA

Week 11 RJA

APA-Style Annotated Bibliography, Part 2 –

Elikann, Peter T. (1999). Superpredators: the Demonization of Our Children by the Law. New York: Insight.

       This book provides an analysis on how children who are abandoned in single parent homes and surrounded with gun loving media need early intervention to prevent them from falling into a life of crime and that punishment is not necessarily the answer.

Mauer, Marc. (1999). Race to Incarcerate. New York: New York.

       This book focuses on the recent dramatic rise in crime rates as well as the current incarceration rate. It shows that the rise in incarceration has not lead to a reduction in crime.

Anderson, David C.  (1998). Sensible Justice: Alternatives to Prison. New York: New York.

       This book discusses the large cost and effectiveness of our prison system. It further discusses many different alternatives to prison. It discusses the pros and cons for each alternative and provides some compelling statistics.

Friedman, Lawrence Meir. (1993). Crime and Punishment in American History. New York: Basic.

       This book chronicles the evolution and history of the criminal justice system in America. It also explores the impact of geological and technological milestones of our criminal justice system.

Visual Aids–

For my visual aids I would like to use:

1.      Chart of juvenile crime statistics;

2.      Pie chart showing most frequent offenses of juveniles;

3.      Pictures of juveniles in jail;

4.      pictures of juveniles doing fun positive things/activities;

5.      table breaking down juvenile court; and

6.      chart of juvenile probation statistics.