TY  - BOOK
AU  - Schmalleger, Frank.
TI  - Criminal Justice today : : an introductory text for the 21st century 
SN  - 9780536858795
U1  - 364.973 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Pearson Custom Publishing
KW  - social Juctice
N1  - Contents;

Part one: Crime in America
Chapter 1: What is criminal justice?
Introduction
Crime in the last half century 
The theme of this book
Social justice 
etc.

Chapter 2: The crime picture 
Introduction
The uniform crime reports
The national crime victimization survey 
Comparisons of the UCR and the NCVs
Special categories of crime 

Chapter 3: The search for causes 
Introduction 
Criminological theory 
The classical school 
Biological theories 
Psychobiological theories 
etc.

Chapter 4: Criminal law 
Introduction
The nature and purpose of law 
The rule of law 
Types of law
etc.

Part two: Policing 
Chapter 5: Policing: History and structure 
Introduction
Historical development of the police 
American enforcement today: From the federal to the local federal law enforcement agencies 
State-level agencies 
etc.

Chapter 6: Police organization and management 
Introduction 
The police mission 
operational strategies 
Managing police departments 
Policing styles 
etc.

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

Chapter 8: Policing: Issues and challenges 
Introduction
Corruption and integrity 
The dangers of police work 
Police use of force 
etc.

Part three: Adjudication 
Chapter 9: The courts: Structure and participants
Introduction
History and structure of the American court system 
The state court system
the federal court system
etc.

Chapter 10: Pretrial activities and the criminal trial 
Introduction 
Pretrial activities 
The criminal trial 
Stages of a criminal trial 
etc.

Chapter 11: Sentencing 
Introduction 
The philosophy and goals of criminal sentencing 
Indeterminate sentencing 
Structured sentencing
Truth in sentencing 
etc.

Part four: Corrections 
Chapter 12: Probation, parole, and community corrections 
introduction
What is probation?
What is parole?
Probation and parole: the pluses and minuses 
etc.

Chapter 13: Prisons and jails 
Introduction
Early punishments 
The emergence of prisons 
Prisons today 
Jails
etc.

Chapter 14: Prison life 
Introduction
the male inmate's world 
The female inmate's world 
The staff world 
etc.

Part five: Special issues
Chapter 15:  Juvenile justice 
Introduction
Juvenile justice throughout history 
The problems of children today
The legal environment 
etc.

Chapter 16: Drugs and crime 
Introduction
What is a drug?
A history of drug abuse in America
The mod=st common drugs - and who is using them 
etc.

Chapter 17: Terrorism and multinational criminal justice 
Introduction
The Chinese justice system
Islamic justice system
International criminal justice organizations 
etc.

Chapter 18: The future of criminal justice 
Introduction
Technology and crime control
Criminalistics: Past, present, and future
etc
; Includes bibliographic references and index
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