1. A note from the editor

   • Gene Stephens

   EditorialNotes 16 September 2016 Pages: 3 - 4

2. Crime in the streets — A moral panic: Understanding “get tough” policies in the criminal justice system

   • Melissa Hickman

   Article 16 September 2016 Pages: 7 - 22

3. Police attitudes toward the utilization of civilian employees

   • Wichianchot Sukchotrat
   • Charles Lindquist

   Article 16 September 2016 Pages: 23 - 41

4. The mentally retarded offender in the criminal justice system

   • Reid H. Montgomery Jr.
   • Cathie L. Hughes

   Article 16 September 2016 Pages: 42 - 60

5. On the need for a philosophical investigation of capital punishment by the U.S. Supreme Court

   • Ethan M. Fishman

   Article 16 September 2016 Pages: 61 - 77

6. An evaluation of Payton v. New York

   • Carla Campell

   Article 16 September 2016 Pages: 78 - 90

7. Have paper, will travel: Participation at A.C.J.S. annual meetings

   • Steve P. Lab
   • Matthew R. DeZee
   • William G. Doerner

   Article 16 September 2016 Pages: 91 - 100

8. Book reviews

   • Daniel J. Bell
   • Gene Stephens
   • Steven P. Lab

   BookReview 16 September 2016 Pages: 101 - 117