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9780534574567

Criminal Justice in Action The Core (with InfoTrac)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780534574567

  • ISBN10:

    0534574564

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-08-29
  • 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

Criminal Justice Today
1(28)
Crime and the Media
20(9)
Measuring and Explaining Crime
29(28)
The Growing Role of the Victim
48(9)
Criminal Law
57(30)
Terrorism and American Criminal Law
78(9)
Police: Agents of Law and Order
87(24)
Police and Gun Control
104(7)
Policing: Organizations and Strategies
111(32)
The DNA Revolution
134(9)
Police and the Rule of Law
143(28)
Constitutional Handcuffs?
164(7)
Challenges to Effective Policing
171(26)
Police in the Media: Good Guys or Bad?
190(7)
Courts and the Quest for Justice
197(24)
Legal Ethics on Trial: Defending the Guilty
214(7)
Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial
221(32)
Cameras in the Courtroom: Is Justice Served?
246(7)
Punishment and Sentencing
253(30)
Victims and Retribution
274(9)
Probation and Community Corrections
283(26)
Boot Camps: Do They Work?
300(9)
Prisons and Jails
309(26)
The End of the Line: Supermax Prisons
326(9)
Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate
335(32)
Protecting the Community From Sex Offenders
358(9)
The Juvenile Justice System
367
Gangs and Guns
386
Glossary G-1
Index I-1

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