Criminal justice today : an introductory text for the twenty-first century / Frank Schmalleger ; foreword by Joan Petersilia.

Contents;

Part 1. Crime in America
Chapter 1. What is criminal justice
Justice and criminal justice
American criminal justice: The system
American criminal justice: The process
etc.

Chapter 2. The crime picture
Introduction: Sources of data
The uniform crime reports
The national crime victimization
etc.

Chapter 3. The search for causes
Why is there crime?
Criminology theory
The classical school
etc.

Chapter 4. Criminal law
Sources of modern criminal law
The development of law
Purposes of the law
etc.

Part 2. Policing
Chapter 5. Policing: History and structure
Historical development of the police
American law enforcement today: From the federal to the local level
Private protective services

Chapter 6. Police management
Contemporary policing: The administrative perspective
Contemporary policing: The individual officer
Contemporary policing: Issues and challenges
etc.

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

Part 3. Adjudication
Chapter 8. The courts
Introduction
American court history
Pretrial activities

Chapter 9. The courtroom work group and criminal trial
Introduction
The courtroom work group: Professional courtroom actors
Outsiders: Nonprofessional courtroom participants
etc.

Chapter 10. Sentencing
Crime and punishment: Introduction
The philosophy of criminal sentencing
Interminate sentencing
etc.

Part 4. Corrections
Chapter 11. Probation, Parole and community corrections
Chapter 12. Prisons and jails
Chapter 13. Prison life


Part 5. Special issues
Chapter 14. Juvenile delinquency
Chapter 15. Drugs and crime
Chapter 16. Multinational criminal law
Chapter 17. The future of criminal justice

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.