Full Description
Using running cases that appear in each chapter, this book offers students real-life examples of the pathways and outcomes of criminal behaviour. Designed to enhance learning and critical thinking skills, each case study provides concrete examples of events, concepts, and terms. Additionally, the emphasis on technology and the criminal justice system demonstrates the evolution and rapid societal changes that create complex questions for policy and ethical decision making. Offered both in print and Interactive eBook editions, this text provides flexibility for different modes of instruction and appeals to students of all learning styles.
Contents
PrefaceThank YouAbout the AuthorsPart IIntroduction to Crime and the Criminal Justice SystemChapter 2: The Nature and Extent of CrimeChapter 3: Criminal Justice and the LawPart II: LAW ENFORCEMENTChapter 4: The History of PolicingChapter 5: On the Streets: Organization, Responsibilities, and ChallengesChapter 6: Police and the Rule of LawPart III: COURTSChapter 7: The Courts and JudiciaryChapter 8: The Prosecution, Defense, and Pretrial ActivitiesChapter 9: The Criminal Trial and SentencingPart IV: CORRECTIONSChapter 10: Correctional Responses in the CommunityChapter 11: Institutional CorrectionsChapter 12: Prison Life and Life After PrisonPart V: BEYOND THE BASICSChapter 13: The Juvenile Justice SystemChapter 14: Exploring Specialized and Topical IssuesAppendix: The Bill of RightsGlossaryNotesIndex
