Full Description
Explore the foundations, components and current controversies shaping the U.S. criminal justice system with "Criminal Justice in America," 11th Edition. Drawing from criminology, sociology, law, history, psychology and political science, this best-selling text offers an engaging, interdisciplinary perspective on today's most pressing issues like policing practices, discrimination, prison reform, court decisions and emerging technologies. New Career Connections profiles introduce real professionals, their roles and advice to help you plan your future. MindTap digital resources reinforce learning with audiocasts, decision-making scenarios, career-exploration and interactive tools. This edition challenges you to consider what justice means and your role in achieving equal justice under the law.
Contents
Part I: CRIME AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
1. The Criminal Justice System.
2. Crime and Crime Causation.
3. Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law.
Part II: POLICE.
4. Police.
5. Policing: Contemporary Issues and Challenges.
6. Police and Law.
Part III: COURTS.
7. Courts and Adjudication.
8. Pretrial Procedures, Plea Bargaining, and the Criminal Trial.
9. Punishment and Sentencing.
Part IV: CORRECTIONS.
10. Corrections.
11. Incarceration and Prison Society.
12. Probation and Intermediate Sanctions.
Part V: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
13. Reentry into the Community.
14. Juvenile Justice.
15. Current Challenges in Criminal Justice.
