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9780534616236

Criminal Justice in Action The Core (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780534616236

  • ISBN10:

    0534616232

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-03-05
  • Publisher: 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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