Debating Crime: Rhetoric and Reality

DEBATING CRIME focuses on important controversies in the U.S. criminal justice system. It includes a variety of readings devoted to such hot topics as gun control, the death penalty, race and gender issues, prison privatization, and the war on drugs. Most issues are framed in an "opposing viewpoint" format, encouraging students to think more critically about these controversies.

David William Neubauer has taught at the University of Florida; at Washington University in St. Louis; and most recently at the University of New Orleans, where he regularly teaches Judicial Process, General American Politics, and Criminal Justice. In addition to this best-selling text, he is the author of DEBATING CRIME: RHETORIC AND REALITY, and BATTLE SUPREME: THE CONFIRMATION OF CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS AND THE FUTURE OF THE SUPREME COURT, all from Wadsworth. His articles have appeared in a wide array of scholarly journals, including LAW AND SOCIETY REVIEW, JUDICATURE, POLICY STUDIES JOURNAL, and LAW AND POLICY QUARTERLY. Dr. Neubauer's current research interests include nominations to the Supreme Court and religion in public life.