Criminal Justice today : an introductory text for the 21st century / Frank Schmalleger.

Contents;

Part one: Crime in America
Chapter 1: What is criminal justice?
Introduction
Crime in the last half century
The theme of this book
Social justice
etc.

Chapter 2: The crime picture
Introduction
The uniform crime reports
The national crime victimization survey
Comparisons of the UCR and the NCVs
Special categories of crime

Chapter 3: The search for causes
Introduction
Criminological theory
The classical school
Biological theories
Psychobiological theories
etc.

Chapter 4: Criminal law
Introduction
The nature and purpose of law
The rule of law
Types of law
etc.

Part two: Policing
Chapter 5: Policing: History and structure
Introduction
Historical development of the police
American enforcement today: From the federal to the local federal law enforcement agencies
State-level agencies
etc.

Chapter 6: Police organization and management
Introduction
The police mission
operational strategies
Managing police departments
Policing styles
etc.

Chapter 7; Policing: Legal aspects
Introduction
The abuse of police power
Individual rights
Search and seizure
etc.

Chapter 8: Policing: Issues and challenges
Introduction
Corruption and integrity
The dangers of police work
Police use of force
etc.

Part three: Adjudication
Chapter 9: The courts: Structure and participants
Introduction
History and structure of the American court system
The state court system
the federal court system
etc.

Chapter 10: Pretrial activities and the criminal trial
Introduction
Pretrial activities
The criminal trial
Stages of a criminal trial
etc.

Chapter 11: Sentencing
Introduction
The philosophy and goals of criminal sentencing
Indeterminate sentencing
Structured sentencing
Truth in sentencing
etc.

Part four: Corrections
Chapter 12: Probation, parole, and community corrections
introduction
What is probation?
What is parole?
Probation and parole: the pluses and minuses
etc.

Chapter 13: Prisons and jails
Introduction
Early punishments
The emergence of prisons
Prisons today
Jails
etc.

Chapter 14: Prison life
Introduction
the male inmate's world
The female inmate's world
The staff world
etc.

Part five: Special issues
Chapter 15: Juvenile justice
Introduction
Juvenile justice throughout history
The problems of children today
The legal environment
etc.

Chapter 16: Drugs and crime
Introduction
What is a drug?
A history of drug abuse in America
The mod=st common drugs - and who is using them
etc.

Chapter 17: Terrorism and multinational criminal justice
Introduction
The Chinese justice system
Islamic justice system
International criminal justice organizations
etc.

Chapter 18: The future of criminal justice
Introduction
Technology and crime control
Criminalistics: Past, present, and future
etc.

Includes bibliographic references and index.