Crime and punishment in Louisiana's colorful history.

The fourth edition of Criminal Justice in Louisiana concentrates on the problems in crime today and highlights popular crimes of the past. Several of the articles in this book deal with the problems of violent crimes as well as pieces that touch on how life in high-crime neighborhoods is affected by violence, fear, and sadness. The other crime-related concerns in Louisiana, drugs and gambling, are also included in two of the articles. The book opens with two articles, "A Louisiana Steel Trap," and "The Hennessy Affair," chosen to remind us that crime has been a part of Louisiana's past, and America's past, from the very beginning. Although this book is typically used in a classroom setting, it is great reading material for anyone interested in the criminal justice aspect of Louisiana.

Part I - CRIME PROBLEMS

1. A Louisiana Steel Trap: The Deaths of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, by Vicki L. Gilliam

2. The Hennessy Affair, by Allan Katz

3. Life and Death in Mall City, by Steve Culpepper

4. Life after Death, by Elizabeth Mullener

5. Citizens under Siege, by Coleman Warmer

6. Expel New Orleans, by Burk Foster

7. Road to Ruin, by Jeffrey Meitrodt

8. Your Gun Is Everything, by Christopher Baughman & William Pack

9. The Changing Face of Heroin, by Michael Perlstein

Part II - POLICING
10.Battered Badges, by Lisa Hurt, Michael Smith & Cindy Urrea

11. When Police Fail to Act, by Burk Foster

12. It's Always Life and Death, by Melissa Moore

13.Street Sweepers, by Michael Perlstein

14. Women on the Force, by Patti Nickell

15. Police Who've Killed... , by Melissa Moore

16. Death of a Cop, by Jane Nicholes

17. Secret Services, by Ronnie Virgets

Part III - CRIMINAL COURTS
18. Louisiana Law Isn't Napoleonic Code, by Nina Nichols Pugh

19. Origins of Criminal Law in Louisiana, by Warren Billings

20. Doing Time at Tulane and Broad, by Christopher Rose

21. Defensive Starters, by Michael Depp

22. Mentally Ill behind Bars, by John DeSantis

23. Innocent Men? by Steve Wheeler

24. Willie Francis: Twice in the Chair, by Bob Hamm

25. Is It Worth It? by Ron Delhomme

Part IV - CORRECTIONS
26. A Punishing Legacy
by Burk Foster

27. Paying the Price
by James Minton and Mike Dunne

28. Getting Rid of the 'Yo', by Chris Frink

29. Mothers behind Bars, by Chris Frink

30. Louisiana's Corrections Cadets, by Chris Frink

31. Angola Bound, by R. Reese Fuller

32. Convicts Led Historic Fight for Reforms, by Michael Perlstein

33. Louisiana Corrections Makes Prevention a Priority, by Susan L. Clayton

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