Controlling the Dangerous Classes: A History of Criminal Justice in America by Randall G. Shelden Details
This text covers the history of criminal justice from a critical perspective and explores the historical prejudices of the criminal justice system. The general theme of this book is that…
This text covers the history of criminal justice from a critical perspective and explores the historical prejudices of the criminal justice system. The general theme of this book is that both the enactment of laws and the interpretation and application of these laws throughout the history of the criminal justice system have historically been of class, sex and racial bias.
Moreover, one of the main functions of the criminal justice system is to control those from the most disadvantaged sectors of the population, namely "dangerous classes". This topic is explored using a historical model, tracing the development of criminal law through the development of the police institution, the juvenile justice system, and the prison system.
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