Criminal justice in America
By: George F. Cole, Christopher E. Smith
Contributors: Smith, Christopher E.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Thomson/Wadsworth
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Belmont, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780495095309
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-426) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: pt. I. Crime and the criminal justice system; title: 1. The criminal justice system; title: The goals of criminal justice; title: Criminal justice in a federal system; title: Criminal justice as a social system; title: Characteristics of the criminal justice system; title: Operations of criminal justice agencies; title: The flow of decision making in the criminal justice system; title: Crime and justice in a multicultural society; title: 2. Crime and justice in America; title: Defining crime; title: Types of crime; title: How much crime is there?; title: Crime victimization; title: Causes of crime; title: 3. Criminal justice and the rule of law; title: Foundations of criminal law; title: Substantive criminal law; title: Responsibility for criminal acts; title: Procedural criminal law; title: Constitutional rights and criminal justice professionals; title: pt. II. Police; title: 4. Police; title: The development of police in the United States; title: Law enforcement agencies; title: Police functions; title: Organization of the police; title: Police policy; title: Police actions; title: Police and the community; title: 5. Police officers and law enforcement operations; title: Who are the police?; title: The police subculture; title: Police response and action; title: Delivery of police services; title: Issues in patrolling; title: 6. Policing : contemporary issues and challenges; title: Police abuse of power; title: Civic accountability; title: Policing and new technology; title: Homeland security; title: Security management and private policing; title: 7. Police and constitutional law; title: Legal limitations on police investigations; title: Plain view doctrine; title: Warrantless searches; title: Questioning suspects; title: The exclusionary rule; title: pt. III. Courts; title: 8. Courts and adjudication; title: The functions and structure of American courts; title: To be a judge; title: The prosecutorial system; title: The defense attorney : image and reality; title: The courtroom : how it functions; title: 9. Pretrial procedures, plea bargaining, and the criminal trial; title: From arrest to trial or plea; title: Bail : pretrial release; title: Pretrial detention; title: Plea bargaining; title: Trial : the exceptional case; title: Appeals; title: 10. Punishment and sentencing; title: The goals of punishment; title: Forms of the criminal sanction; title: The sentencing process; title: pt. IV. Corrections; title: 11. Corrections; title: Development of corrections; title: Organization of corrections in the United States; title: The law of corrections; title: Correctional policy trends; title: 12. Community corrections : probation and intermediate sanctions; title: Community corrections : assumptions; title: Probation : correction without incarceration; title: Intermediate sanctions in the community; title: The future of community corrections; title: 13. Incarceration and prison society; title: The modern prison : legacy of the past; title: Goals of incarceration; title: Prison organization; title: Governing a society of captives; title: Correctional officers : the linchpin of management; title: Who is in prison?; title: The convict world; title: Women in prison; title: Prison programs; title: Violence in prison; title: 14. Reentry into the community; title: Prison reentry; title: Release and supervision; title: Release mechanisms; title: Parole supervision in the community; title: The future of prisoner reentry; title: pt. V. The juvenile justice system; title: 15. Juvenile justice; title: The development of juvenile justice; title: The juvenile justice system; title: The juvenile justice process; title: Problems and perspectives; title: Glossary; title: References; title: Name index; title: Subject index; title: Photo credits.