Criminal justice today : an introductory text for the twenty-first century /
Frank Schmalleger ; foreword by Joan Petersilia.
- 4th edition
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1997.
- xxx, 737 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
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.
9780133963007 0133963004
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Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.