Full Description
The Criminal Justice System: Theory, Research, and Practice exposes students to the whole gamut of the business of administering justice in society. This book intends to serve as a comprehensive introduction to criminal justice. The objective is simply to provide an awareness of the issues of crime and justice without overwhelming a novice learner. To accomplish these tasks, the book acts as a survey of a typical criminal justice curriculum to give the readers exposure to the variety of courses that they might encounter throughout their academic careers.The new second edition features:
Newly written Chapters 10, 11, and 12.
A comprehension check at the end of each chapter, or a set of questions that can be used to examine understanding of the important concepts within the chapter.
Several Career Highlights boxes throughout the book to provide more information about various career opportunities in criminal justice and criminology.
Added ancillary materials for instructors to aid in using this book to teach introductory courses in criminal justice, which are available online.
Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Dedication
SECTION 1: CRIMINAL JUSTICE, LAW, AND CRIMINOLOGY
Chapter 1: The Dynamics of Criminal Justice
Chapter 2: Crime and the Law
Chapter 3: Criminology
Chapter 4: Victimology
Chapter 5: Crime Measurement Tools and Other Criminal Justice Databases
SECTION 2: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES
Chapter 6: The US Police System
Chapter 7: The Police Process
Chapter 8: The Judicial System
Chapter 9: The Adjudication Process
Chapter 10: The Corrections System
Chapter 11: The Corrections Process
SECTION 3: SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Chapter 12: Juvenile Justice
Chapter 13: Drugs, Terrorism, Organized Crimes, and Cybercrimes
Chapter 14: The Community Justice System
