Today, Frank Schmalleger, Prentice-Hall.
Emphasis is on the role of criminal justice personnel in the criminal law process.
Every person who is involved in the criminal justice process has a responsibility to know the laws that are being enforced. It is impossible to enforce laws unless one has knowledge of the laws of the jurisdiction. However, this knowledge is not enough. For a person to understand the current laws, he or she must delve into the history of the laws as they have developed in this country and in other countries. Criminal justice personnel, in whatever capacity, cannot perform satisfactorily if they are unaware of the complexities of substantive criminal law.