Introduction to criminal justice / Robert M. Bohm, Keith N. Haley.

Contents;

Part One. The Foundations of Criminal Justice
Chapter One. Crime and justice in the United States
Crime in the United States
Criminal justice: An institution of social control
Criminal justice: The system
etc.

Chapter Two. Crime and its Consequences
Definition of crime
Measurement of crime
Costs of crime
Fear of crime
Victims of crime

Chapter Three. Explaining Crime
Introduction to criminological theory
Classical and neoclassical approaches to explaining crime
Positivist approaches to explaining crime

Chapter Four. The Rule of Law
Two types of law: Criminal law and civil law
Procedural law: Rights of the accused

Part Two. Law Enforcement
Chapter Five. History and Structure of American Law Enforcement
The limited authority of American law enforcement English roots
The development of American law enforcement
The structure of American law enforcement

Chapter Six . Policing: Roles, Styles, and Functions
Policing in America
Police functions
Community policing

Chapter Seven. Policing America: Issues and Ethics
The police and the public

Part Three. The Courts
Chapter Eight. The Administration of Justice
The American court structure

Chapter Nine. Sentencing, Appeals and the Death Penalty
Sentencing

Part Four. Corrections
Chapter Ten. Institutional Corrections
Historical overview of institutional corrections
Developments in the twentieth century

Chapter Eleven. Prison Life Inmate Rights, Release and Recidivism
Living in prison
Correctional officers

Chapter Twelve. Community Corrections
Community corrections: Definition and scope

Part Five: Juvenile justice
Chapter Thirteen. Juvenile Justice
Historical development of juvenile justice
The processing of juvenile offenders

Part 6: The future of criminal justice in America
Chapter Fourteen. Understanding and predicting the future of criminal justice
A framework for understanding the future of criminal justice
The future of law enforcement
The future of the administration of justice
The future of corrections

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.