Criminal justice : a brief introduction / Frank Schmalleger.

Contents
Part 1. Crime in America
Chapter 1. What is criminal justice?
Introduction
C.J news
Freedom or safety? You decide
etc...

Chapter 2 The crime picture
Multiculturalism and diversity

Chapter 3. Criminal law

Part 2. Policing
Chapter 4. Policing, purpose and organization
Introduction
The police mission
Enforcing the law
etc...

Chapter 5. Policing : legal aspects
The abuse of police power
Individual rights
Search and seizure
etc...

Chapter 6. Policing: Issues and challenges
Police personality
Corruption and integrity
The dangers of police work
etc...

Part 3. Adjudication
Chapter 7. The courts
History and structure of the American court system
The state court system
The federal court system
etc...

Chapter 8. The courtroom work group and the criminal trial
The courtroom work group: Professional courtroom actors
Outside non professional courtroom participants
The criminal trial

Chapter 9. Sentencing
The philosophy an goals of criminal sentencing
Indeterminate sentencing

Part 4. Corrections
Chapter 10. Probation, Parole and community corrections
What is probation?
What is parole?
The probation and parole: The pluses and minuses
etc...

Chapter 11. Prisons and jails
Chapter 12. Prison life

Includes bibliographical references and index.