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Criminal justice in action : the core / Larry K. Gaines, Roger Leroy Miller.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, c2006.Edition: 3rd editionDescription: xxvi, 422 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 0495003050
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 364 GAI
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CONTENT

PART ONE: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Chapter 1. Criminal Justice Today.

Chapter 2. Causes of Crime.

Chapter 3. Defining and Measuring Crime.

Chapter 4. Police: Agents of Law and Order.

PART TWO: THE POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 5. Law Enforcement today.

Chapter 6. Police and the Rule of Law.

Chapter 7. Challenges to Effective Policing.

PART THREE: CRIMINAL COURTS
Chapter 8. Courts and the Quest for Justice.

Chapter 9. Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial.

Chapter 10. Punishment and Sentencing.

PART FOUR: CORRECTIONS
Chapter 11. Probation and Community Corrections.

Chapter 12. Prisons and Jails.

Chapter 13. Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate.

PART FIVE: SPECIAL ISSUES
Chapter 14. The Juvenile Justice System.

Chapter 15. Terrorism, Cyber Crime, and the Future.

Appendix A: You Be the Judge: The Courts'' Actual Decisions.

Appendix B: Table of Cases. Glossary. Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Pentium II, Window 98 or higher; MAC OS 8.1 or higher.

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