Criminal justice /
Joel Samaha.
- 6th edition.
- Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, c2003.
- xxx, 303 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Content Part I: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE LAW, AND CRIME. 1. Formal and Informal Criminal Justice. 2. Criminal Justice and the Law. 3. Crime, Criminals, and Victims.
Part II: POLICE. 4. Police History, Missions, and "Working Personality". 5. Police Strategies. 6. Police and the Law.
Part III: COURTS. 7. Court Structure and Process. 8. Charge, Trial, and Guilty Pleas. 9. Sentencing.
Part IV: CORRECTIONS. 10. Community Corrections. 11. Prisons, Jails, and Prisoners. 12. Prison Life.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-283) and indexes.
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Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.