Department of Justice, Law & Society Achievements

Recent Books

Terrorism, Crime, and Public Policy
Brian Forst

A single-source reference on the causes of terrorism and the policy options that can serve to prevent it.
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The Development of Persistent Criminality
Joanne Savage

Addresses one of the most pressing problems of modern criminology: Why do some individuals become chronic, persistent offenders? More Info | About the Author

The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship the World Over
Rita Simon and Alison Brooks

Covering 21 countries, the authors examine the rights that citizens enjoy in each nation and the responsibilities that are attached to the role of citizen. More info | Rita Simon

Capital Punishment Report

The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment has released its 156-page final report to the General Assembly. Pages 95-99 of the report highlight the testimony of SPA professor Brian Forst on the death penalty's lack of a deterrent effect.

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Recent Articles & Papers

Caroline Cooper

"Adolescent Drug Users: The Justice System Is Missing an Important Opportunity". Family Court Review, April 2009.

Joanne Savage

"Homicide and inequality in 'the murder capital'." Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 7, 3-29. 2009.

Lynn Addington

“Cops & Cameras: Public School Security as a Policy Response to Columbine.” American Behavioral Scientist. May 2009. View Online

Douglas Klusmeyer

“Beyond Tragedy: Hannah Arendt and Hans Morgenthau on Responsibility, Evil and Political Ethics,” International Studies Review 11.2 (2009).
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Daniel L. Dreisbach

“George Washington on Religion’s Place in Public Life.” In The Future of Religion in American Politics, ed. Charles W. Dunn, 97-114. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2009. More Info