The decision-making network
Subtitle: an introduction to criminal justice
By: Patrick R. Anderson, Risdon N. Slate
Contributors: Slate, Risdon N.
Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Durham, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781594608360
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The nature and extent of crime in the United States; title: The ideological framework of crime control and explanations for crime; title: The criminal justice decision network; title: Policing in American society; title: Police decisions: detection, arrest, and in custody investigation; title: Issues in contemporary policing; title: Jail, pretrial release, and defense lawyers; title: The prosecutor's decisions and plea bargaining; title: Arraignment and trial; title: Sentencing criminals: prison or probation, life or death; title: Community corrections; title: Punishments, prisons, and prisoners; title: Future issues & trends in criminal justice.