TY - BOOK AU - Gaines,Larry K. AU - Miller,Roger LeRoy TI - Criminal justice in action SN - 053457243X U1 - 364.0973 22 PY - 2003/// CY - Belmont, CA PB - Wadsworth/Thomson Learning KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - United States N1 - Part I: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 1. Criminal Justice Today. 2. Measuring and Explaining Crime. . 3. Criminal Law. Part II: THE POLICE. 4. Police: Agents of Law and Order. 5. Policing: Organization and Strategies. 6. Police and the Rule of Law. 7. Challenges to Effective Policing. Part III: CRIMINAL COURTS. 8. Courts and the Quest for Justice. 9. Pretrial Procedures: The Adversary System in Action. 10. The Criminal Trial. . 11. Punishment and Sentencing. Part IV: CORRECTIONS. 12. Probation and Community Corrections. 13. Prisons and Jails. 14. Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate. PART V: SPECIAL ISSUES. 15. The Juvenile Justice System. 16. The Ongoing War against Illegal Drugs. 17. Cyber Crime; Includes bibliographical references and indexes ER -