| Description |
xxxv, 670 pages, CI1-3 pages, NI1-8 pages, SI1-11 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Foundations of Crime and Justice. Ch. 1. "Criminal Justice" in America. Ch. 2. Crime and the Nature of Law. Ch. 3. Legal and Behavioral Aspects of Crime. Ch. 4. Criminal Statistics and the Extent of Crime. Ch. 5. The Process of Justice: An Overview -- Pt. 2. The Police. Ch. 6. Police Systems in the United States: History and Structure. Ch. 7. Enforcing the Law and Keeping the Peace: The Nature and Scope of Police Work. Ch. 8. The Law of Arrest, Search, and Seizure: Police and the Constitution. Ch. 9. Beyond the Limits of the Law: Police Crime, Corruption, and Brutality -- Pt. 3. The Courts. Ch. 10. The Structure of American Courts. Ch. 11. Judges, Prosecutors, and Other Performers at the Bar of Justice. Ch. 12. The Business of the Court: From First Appearance Through Trial. Ch. 13. Sentencing, Appeal, and the Judgment of Death -- Pt. 4. Corrections. Ch. 14. From Walnut Street to Alcatraz: The American Prison Experience. Ch. 15. Penitentiaries, Prisons, and Other Correctional Institutions: A Look Inside the Inmate World. Ch. 16. Prison Conditions and Inmate Rights. Ch. 17. Probation, Parole, and Community-Based Correction -- Pt. 5. Juvenile Justice. Ch. 18. Juvenile Justice: An Overview |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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| LC no. |
00111715 |
| ISBN |
015506228X |
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019515522X : |
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