KEY BENEFIT: Crisis in American Institutions provides readers with an array of engaging articles that reflect America's social problems and encourage critical thought. The text contains a breadth of articles that encompasses a review of the best of contemporary writing on American social problems. New topics include: the erosion of retirement security, the rise in debt among young adullts, the limits of social mobility in the U.S., gender discrimination in the workplace, white privilege, global terrorism, police reform, racial disparities in the criminal justice system. For anyone interested in social problems, American society, or social work.

Product Description: Book by Currie, Elliott, Skolnick, Jerome H.

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Uses the now-famous Rodney King videotape to introduce an historical analysis of police violence, its role in police work, its causes and significance, and its incidence in law enforcement today

Looks at recent innovations in the police departments and evaluates the effectiveness of police-community cooperation, command decentralization, and increased foot patrols

A detailed investigation into the ethical, social, and administrative problems involved in the legalization and licensing of casino gambling is based on studies of Las Vegas and looks at cheating practices, organized crime connections, regulation, and collection of tax revenues