{"product_id":"9781634870610","title":"Undue Process","description":"\"\u003ci\u003eUndue Process\u003c\/i\u003e raises the reader's awareness of an important constitutional issue that has yet to receive significant attention despite its impact on contemporary life, law, and society. The book analyzes how the vast expansion of private security has undermined the constitutional rights to due process and equal protection.\u003cp\u003eMost analyses of the expansion of private security have focused on the way this type of security encroaches on the right to privacy. \u003ci\u003eUndue Process\u003c\/i\u003e moves beyond this question to examine the way in which privatized law enforcement has begun to erode America's historic commitment to equality under the law. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe opening chapters of the text explain the world of private security and examine how it has rapidly expanded due to budget-conscious limits on police capacity. Additional chapters explore the public-private hybrid form of law enforcement that has emerged in America as a result, along with specific constitutional issues raised by netlaw, private prisons, and the activities of bounty hunters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUndue Process\u003c\/i\u003e is well suited to political science and government courses and classes on criminal justice, constitutional law, and police procedures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Norris\u003c\/b\u003e earned his Ph.D. in political science at the University of Nevada, Reno and now teaches college-level political science courses in Texas. In addition, Dr. Norris is an award-winning investigative journalist and editor. He has written numerous articles on wide-ranging topics, including the relationship between the media and the courts, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eReinventing the Administrative State\u003c\/i\u003e from University Press of America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cognella Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031950442736,"sku":"9781634870610","price":78.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781634870610_p0.jpg?v=1763681430","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781634870610","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}