Introduction to Criminal Justice
Publisher: Thomson Wadsworth
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780495095415
Table of contents: title: Part one : The nature of crime, law, and criminal justice.; title: Crime and criminal justice; title: The nature and extent of crime; title: Understanding crime and victimization; title: Criminal law : substance and procedure; title: Part two : The police and law enforcement.; title: Police in society : history and organization; title: The police : organization, role, function; title: Issues in policing; title: Police and the rule of law; title: Part three : Courts and adjudication.; title: The courts and the judiciary; title: The prosecution and the defense; title: Pretrial procedures; title: The criminal trial; title: Punishment and sentencing; title: Part four : Corrections.; title: Community sentences : probation, intermediate sanctions, and restorative justice; title: Corrections : history, institutions, and populations; title: Prison life : living in and leaving prison; title: Part five : The history and nature of the juvenile justice system.; title: The juvenile justice system