A concise introduction to criminal justice
By: Robert Bohm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780073401508
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States; Crime -- United States; Criminal law -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Criminal justice in the United States : an overview; title: History and structure of American law enforcement; title: Policing : roles, styles, functions, and legal constraints; title: Policing America : issues and ethics; title: The administration of justice; title: Sentencing, appeals, and the death penalty; title: Institutional corrections; title: Prison life, inmate rights, release, and recidivism; title: Community corrections; title: Juvenile Justice.