The American System of Criminal Justice: Media Edition 10th ed
George ColeProfessor of Political Science, University of Connecticut, USA, Christopher SmithProfessor of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, USA
ISBN13: 9780534615338
ISBN: 0534615333
Published: July 2005
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Format: CD-ROM;hardback
Price: Out of print
Encouraging students to determine what justice means in American society and what role individuals play in the process, this text provides additional related material on an accompanying CD-ROM, as well as through Internet resources.
Contents:
Part 1 Crime and the Criminal Justice System: Crime and Justice in America; Victimization, and Criminal Behaviour; The Criminal Justice System; Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law.
Part 2 Police: Police; Police Officers and Law Enforcement Operations; Police and Constitutional Law; Policing - Issues and Trends.
Part 3 Courts: Courts and Pretrial Processes; Prosecution and Defense; Determination of Guilt - Plea Bargaining and Trials; Punishment and Sentencing
Part 4 Corrections: Corrections; Community Corrections - Probation, Intermediate Sanctions and Parole; Prisons - Their Goals and Management; Prison Society and Release.
Part 5 The Juvenile Justice System: Juvenile Justice. Appendices: Constitution of the United States - Criminal Justice Amendments; Understanding and Using Criminal Justice Data.
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