A Peacemaking Approach to Criminology: A Collection of Writings

96 Pages·2013·0.492 MB·English

by  Louis J. Gesualdi

A Peacemaking Approach
to Criminology
A Collection of Writings
Louis J. Gesualdi
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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
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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.
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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.