Crime

by New York Times Editorial Staff

Overview

Attitudes toward crime and punishment have changed with societal shifts in American culture. Changing perspectives on addiction, sexual assault, and other behaviors have sparked changes in legislation, judicial attitudes, and sentencing guidelines. The articles in this collection map evolving attitudes toward what can be conceived of as criminal and how these conceptions mirror larger social movements over time. In many cases, the heavy hand of the law or, alternatively, the lukewarm reaction to certain kinds of criminal activity has resulted in epidemics that continue to the present day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642820133
Publisher:	Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated, The
Publication date:	07/30/2018
Series:	Rosen Changing Perspectives Series
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 The Late 19th Century

Law Courts: Court of General Sessions The New York Times 9

Outrageous Rape Chicago Tribune 12

Interesting from Kansas The New York Times 13

Descent Upon the "Park Cruisers"; Thirty-Eight Arrested The New York Times 16

Burglary and Heavy Robbery in New London The New York Times 17

Heavy Sentences for Murder, Manslaughter and Assault The New York Times 19

Childhood and Crime The New York Times 22

Hardships Suffered by Unionists The New York Times 27

A Negro Outbreak By The New-Orleans Bee 29

The Confession of Constance Kent The New York Times 32

The Ring Again; Another Batch of Indictments Against Tweed & Co. The New York Times 34

Applicants Ruled by Politics The New York Times 40

A Remedy for Many Ills. The Great Demand Springing Up for Cocaine. The New York Times 45

Chapter 2 The Early 20th Century

Becker Wore Women's Clothes and Whiskers The New York Times 47

Gangsters Again Engaged in a Murderous War The New York Times 49

Bootleggers Seize Agent as Hijacker The New York Times 60

Liquor Still Flows into Boston The New York Times 63

Quintet Raids Drake Hotel The New York Times 64

Association Aids Crusade on Crime The New York Times 74

Anti-Crime Body to Organize Today The New York Times 77

Poverty and Crime. The New York Times 79

30 Taken in Bronx Raid The New York Times 80

Champagne Seized in Hoboken Dry Raid The New York Times 81

Final Action at Capital; Proclaims the End of the Prohibition Law The New York Times 83

Chapter 3 The Mid-20th Century

Prison Population Seen Up After War The New York Times 88

Crime Increasing in Little Spain Albert J. Gordon 91

23 More Undesirables Are Seized in Times Square as Round-Up Spreads The New York Times 94

'Hot Summer' Race Riots in North The New York Times 97

Narcotics Drive Raises Arrests William Borders 107

Warring on Crime The New York Times 109

Johnson Presses Anticrime Drive Fred P. Graham 110

Police Battle Demonstrators in Street; Hundreds Injured J. Anthony Lukas 113

Militants Vow to Continue Protest at Harlem Church The New York Times 120

Negroes Held Oppressed by the Law Earl Caldwell 122

President Calls for 'Total War' on U.S. Addiction James M. Markham 125

Violent Crimes Up in Jersey Suburbs Martin Waldron 129

Chapter 4 The 1980s and 1990s

Citizens' Gun Use on Rise in Houston The New York Times 132

Troubled Farmers: Debts and Guns Andrew H. Malcolm 136

A New, Purified Form of Cocaine Causes Alarm as Abuse Increases Jane Gross 140

A Rising Tide of Violence Leaves More Youths in Jail Susan Diesenhouse 145

Senate Votes Sweeping Crime Bill, Banning Some Assault Weapons Steven A. Holmes 149

Pregnant, Addicted - and Guilty? Jan Hoffman 153

Fight Guns, Not Just Drugs The New York Times 166

Law Professor Accuses Thomas Of Sexual Harassment in 1980s Neil A. Lewis 168

Why Some Get Busted - and Some Go Free Brent Staples 174

Daughter's Death Prompts Fight on 'Date Rape' Drug Keith Bradsher 177

Chapter 5 The 2000s and Beyond

U.S. Officials Lay Out Plan To Fight Computer Attacks David Johnston 181

Aftermath of Internet Pedophilia Case: Guilt, and a New Awareness of Danger Debra West 184

Prominent Trader Accused of Defrauding Clients The New York Times 190

Ponzi Scheme Meets Ransomware for a Doubly Malicious Attack Sheera Frenkel 192

The White-Collar-Crime Cheat Sheet: How the Biggest Scammers Get Away With It. Jaime Lowe 196

Why Are American Prisons So Afraid of This Book? Jonah Engel Bromwich 203

Harvey Weinstein 'Perp Walked' Into the Future of #MeToo The New York Times 208

Glossary 212

Media Literacy Terms 214

Media Literacy Questions 216

Citations 217

Index 222