Introduction to criminal justice /
Senna, Joseph J.
Introduction to criminal justice / Joseph J. Senna, Larry J. Siegel. - 9th edition - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2002. - xxiii, 644 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
CONTENT
Part One: THE NATURE OF CRIME, LAW, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
1. Crime and Criminal Justice.
The concept of a criminal Justice System
The contemporary criminal Justice System
The Formal criminal Justice Process, etc
2. The Nature of Crime and Victimization.
What is a crime
How crime is measured
How crime is Reported, etc
3. Understanding Crime and Victimization.
Crime in the United states
The cause of crime
Because they wants to; Choice Theory, etc
4. Criminal Law: Substance and Procedure.
Historical Development of the criminal Law
Sources of the criminal Law
Crimes; classifications and Legal Definitions, etc.
PART TWO: THE Police and Law Enforcement.
5. Police and Society: History and Organization.
The history of police
The modern era of policing; 1960-2000
Contemporary law enforcement, etc.
6. The Police: Organization, Role, and Function.
The Police Organization
The Police Role
The patrol Function, etc.
7. Issues in Policing.
The police profession
Who are the police?
The Downside of policing: stress, Violence, and corruption, etc.
8. Police and the Rule of Law.
Police and the courts
Search and seizure
Warrantless searches, etc
Part Three: COURTS AND ADJUDICATION.
9. Courts and the Judiciary.
Criminal court process
The structure of the state court system
The structure of the federal courts, etc.
10. The Prosecution and the Defense.
The prosecutor
Prosecutorial Discretion
The defense Attorney, etc.
11. Pretrial Procedures.
Procedures following arrest
Bail
Pretrial Detention, etc
12. The Criminal Trial.
Legal Rights during Trial
Fair Trial Versus free press
The Trial process, etc
13. Punishment and Sentencing.
History of Punishment
The Goals of criminal punishment
Imposing the sentence, etc.
Part Four: CORRECTIONS.
14. Probation and Intermediate Sanctions.
Probation
Intermediate sanctions
Can Alternative sanctions work?, etc.
15. Corrections: History, Institutions, and Populations.
History of correctional Institutions
Jails
The prison system, etc.
16. The Prison Experience: Living in and Leaving Prison.
Men Imprisoned
Institutional Treatment programs
Guarding the Institution, etc.
Part Five: THE HISTORY NATURE OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
17. Juvenile Justice.
History of Juvenile Justice
Juvenile court Jurisdiction
Juvenile court Today
The police processing of the Juvenile Offender
The pretrial stages of Juvenile Justice
Includes bibliographical Name index: P 619-629, Subject Index: p 630-642
0534573053 9780534573058
Criminal justice, Administration of
Criminal law
Criminal procedure
345.73'05 / SEN
Introduction to criminal justice / Joseph J. Senna, Larry J. Siegel. - 9th edition - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2002. - xxiii, 644 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
CONTENT
Part One: THE NATURE OF CRIME, LAW, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
1. Crime and Criminal Justice.
The concept of a criminal Justice System
The contemporary criminal Justice System
The Formal criminal Justice Process, etc
2. The Nature of Crime and Victimization.
What is a crime
How crime is measured
How crime is Reported, etc
3. Understanding Crime and Victimization.
Crime in the United states
The cause of crime
Because they wants to; Choice Theory, etc
4. Criminal Law: Substance and Procedure.
Historical Development of the criminal Law
Sources of the criminal Law
Crimes; classifications and Legal Definitions, etc.
PART TWO: THE Police and Law Enforcement.
5. Police and Society: History and Organization.
The history of police
The modern era of policing; 1960-2000
Contemporary law enforcement, etc.
6. The Police: Organization, Role, and Function.
The Police Organization
The Police Role
The patrol Function, etc.
7. Issues in Policing.
The police profession
Who are the police?
The Downside of policing: stress, Violence, and corruption, etc.
8. Police and the Rule of Law.
Police and the courts
Search and seizure
Warrantless searches, etc
Part Three: COURTS AND ADJUDICATION.
9. Courts and the Judiciary.
Criminal court process
The structure of the state court system
The structure of the federal courts, etc.
10. The Prosecution and the Defense.
The prosecutor
Prosecutorial Discretion
The defense Attorney, etc.
11. Pretrial Procedures.
Procedures following arrest
Bail
Pretrial Detention, etc
12. The Criminal Trial.
Legal Rights during Trial
Fair Trial Versus free press
The Trial process, etc
13. Punishment and Sentencing.
History of Punishment
The Goals of criminal punishment
Imposing the sentence, etc.
Part Four: CORRECTIONS.
14. Probation and Intermediate Sanctions.
Probation
Intermediate sanctions
Can Alternative sanctions work?, etc.
15. Corrections: History, Institutions, and Populations.
History of correctional Institutions
Jails
The prison system, etc.
16. The Prison Experience: Living in and Leaving Prison.
Men Imprisoned
Institutional Treatment programs
Guarding the Institution, etc.
Part Five: THE HISTORY NATURE OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
17. Juvenile Justice.
History of Juvenile Justice
Juvenile court Jurisdiction
Juvenile court Today
The police processing of the Juvenile Offender
The pretrial stages of Juvenile Justice
Includes bibliographical Name index: P 619-629, Subject Index: p 630-642
0534573053 9780534573058
Criminal justice, Administration of
Criminal law
Criminal procedure
345.73'05 / SEN