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This history of American crime policy at the federal level compiles and examines for the first time the record of recent presidential administrations in the area of crime control--their agendas and the legislation actually enacted by the Congress. Nancy Marion analyzes the relationship between politics and criminal justice and concludes, after reviewing the administrations of Kennedy through Clinton, that the federal response to crime has been largely symbolic, and that federal policies tend to have provided political benefit to elected officials while not actually reducing crime by any...

The U.S. federal government first began to consider legislation to protect the environment and natural resources in 1940s. Since that time, Congress and the president have considered and passed numerous environmental policies--laws that serve to protect the quality of the air we breathe, the water we drink, the natural beauty of the land, and the animals that live both on land and in the water.

In Making Environmental Law: The Politics of Protecting the Earth, experienced and accomplished environmental law researcher Nancy E. Marion shows what policies Congress have...

As the exponential growth of the Internet has made the exchange and storage of information quick and inexpensive, the incidence of cyber-enabled criminal activity--from copyright infringement to phishing to online pornography--has also exploded. These crimes, both old and new, are posing challenges for law enforcement and legislators alike. What efforts--if any--could deter cybercrime in the highly networked and extremely fast-moving modern world? "Introduction to Cybercrime: Computer Crimes, Laws, and Policing in the 21st Century" seeks to address this tough question and enables readers...

As the exponential growth of the Internet has made the exchange and storage of information quick and inexpensive, the incidence of cyber-enabled criminal activity--from copyright infringement to phishing to online pornography--has also exploded. These crimes, both old and new, are posing challenges for law enforcement and legislators alike. What efforts--if any--could deter cybercrime in the highly networked and extremely fast-moving modern world? "Introduction to Cybercrime: Computer Crimes, Laws, and Policing in the 21st Century" seeks to address this tough question and enables readers...

Critical Infrastructure Protection and Risk Management covers the history of risk assessment, crtical infrastructure protection, and the various structures that make up the homeland security enterprise. The authors examine risk assessment in the public and private sectors, the evolution of laws and regulations, and the policy challenges facing the 16 critical infrastructure sectors. The book will take a comprehensive look at the issues surrounding risk assessment and the challenges facing decision makers who must make risk assessment choices.