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More God, Less Crime
Language: en
Pages: 311
Authors: Byron Johnson
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-05-15 - Publisher: Templeton Foundation Press

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In More God, Less Crime renowned criminologist Byron R. Johnson proves that religion can be a powerful antidote to crime. The book describes how faith communiti
God vs. the Gavel
Language: en
Pages: 430
Authors: Marci A. Hamilton
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-05-30 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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God vs. the Gavel challenges the pervasive assumption that all religious conduct deserves constitutional protection. While religious conduct provides many benef
When Brute Force Fails
Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Mark A. R. Kleiman
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-08-17 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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Since the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults--a rate unp
More Guns, Less Crime
Language: en
Pages: 332
Authors: John R Lott
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-06-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Does allowing people to own or carry guns deter violent crime? Or does it simply cause more citizens to harm each other? Directly challenging common perceptions
When Texas Prison Scams Religion
Language: en
Pages: 683
Authors: Michael G. Maness
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-05-22 - Publisher: AuthorHouse

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When Texas Prison Scams Religion exposes corruption in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, especially in the abuse of religion. In many ways, this book is