Criminal Justice in Action The Core (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
by Gaines, Larry K.; Miller, Roger LeRoyEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-03-05
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
The Fourth Edition of CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION: THE CORE does, indeed, place you in the center of the action! You'll learn about the field's latest developments right out of today's news. You'll explore vivid real-life applications that clarify key criminal justice concepts. And you'll read about the many exciting new career opportunities that the field now offers. Every chapter in this book is a multimedia-linked study center, helping you to excel in the course.
Table of Contents
| 1. Criminal Justice Today | |
| 2. Measuring and Explaining Crime | |
| 3. Criminal Law | |
| 4. Police: Agents of Law and Order | |
| 5: Policing: Organizations and Strategies | |
| 6. Police and the Rule of Law | |
| 7. Challenges to Effective Policing | |
| 8. Courts and the Quest for Justice | |
| 9. Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial | |
| 10. Punishment and Sentencing | |
| 11. Probation and Community Corrections | |
| 12. Prisons and Jails | |
| 13. Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate | |
| 14. The Juvenile Justice System | |
| 15. Cyber Crime | |
| Appendix A: You Be the Judge: The Courts' Actual Decisions | |
| Appendix B: Table of Cases | |
| Glossary | |
| Index |
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