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Criminal Justice : A Brief Introduction

by Schmalleger, Frank J.

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10th

ISBN13:

9780133009798

ISBN10:

0133009793

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Paperback

Pub. Date:

1/2/2013

Publisher(s):

Prentice Hall

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The authoritative text in criminal justice. The first and best-selling brief introduction to criminal justice text, Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 10e offers instructors and students a trusted, authoritative, and impeccably researched introduction to police, courts, and corrections. Designed with a new visual approach, this edition integrates graphic art with the important concepts and ideas of criminal justice. Its unifying theme, unmatched timeliness, and coverage of trends and technology makes this text the standard by which all other brief texts are judged. An interactive website along with author tweets (@schmalleger) extends chapter material and provides up-to-the minute information on this ever-evolving field.

PART I: CRIME IN AMERICA

1. What is Criminal Justice?

2. The Crime Picture

3. Criminal Law

PART II: POLICING

4. Policing: Purpose and Organizations

5. Policing: Legal Aspects

6. Policing: Issues and Challenges

PART III: ADJUDICATION

7. The Courts

8. The Courtroom Work Group and the Criminal Trial

9. Sentencing

PART IV: CORRECTIONS

10. Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections

11. Prisons and Jails

12. Prison Life

PART V: THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

13. Juvenile Justice

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