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Criminal justice : an introduction / Freda Adler, Gerhard O. W. Mueller, William S. Laufer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2009.Edition: 5th edDescription: xiv, 113p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780073379951 (alk. paper)
  • 0073379956 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.973 ADL
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Contents:
The Universe of Crime and Justice. Criminal Justice: Introduction and Overview Crime and criminals Explaining criminal behavior The Criminal Law The Police. History and organization of the police Police functions and police culture The Rule of law in law enforcement The Courts. The Origin and role of the courts Lawyers and judges Criminal prosecution and adjudication Sentencing Corrections. Corrections: yesterday and today Institutional corrections Alternatives: community corrections Challenges for the twenty-first century. Justice for juvenile and victims
Summary: Criminal Justice: An Introduction offers a current, lively and thorough introduction to criminal justice. Students are easily drawn to the intriguing field with coverage of past developments, contemporary issues, and tomorrow's challenges. This edition offers new material on diversity in the Criminal Justice System and allows your students to understand the system from the perspective of women and minorities. Manageable in terms of size and price, Criminal Justice: An Introduction offers a concise and affordable alternative to encyclopedic texts and more coverage than brief texts
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Universe of Crime and Justice. Criminal Justice: Introduction and Overview
Crime and criminals
Explaining criminal behavior
The Criminal Law
The Police. History and organization of the police
Police functions and police culture
The Rule of law in law enforcement
The Courts. The Origin and role of the courts
Lawyers and judges
Criminal prosecution and adjudication
Sentencing
Corrections. Corrections: yesterday and today
Institutional corrections
Alternatives: community corrections
Challenges for the twenty-first century. Justice for juvenile and victims

Criminal Justice: An Introduction offers a current, lively and thorough introduction to criminal justice. Students are easily drawn to the intriguing field with coverage of past developments, contemporary issues, and tomorrow's challenges. This edition offers new material on diversity in the Criminal Justice System and allows your students to understand the system from the perspective of women and minorities. Manageable in terms of size and price, Criminal Justice: An Introduction offers a concise and affordable alternative to encyclopedic texts and more coverage than brief texts

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