| Description |
xxxii,669,46 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color), color map, portraits(some color) ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: PART ONE: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 1. Criminal Justice Today. 2. Measuring and Explaining Crime. 3. Criminal Law. PART TWO: 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 THREE: 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 FOUR: CORRECTIONS. 12. Probation and Community Corrections. 13. Prisons and Jails. 14. Life Behind Bars. 15. Reentry into Society. PART FIVE: SPECIAL ISSUES: 16. The Juvenile Justice System. 17. The On-Going War Against Illegal Drugs. 18. Diversity Issues in the Criminal Justice System |
| Notes |
One computer optical disc in pocket attached to inside back cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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| Author |
Kaune, Michael.
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Miller, Roger LeRoy.
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| LC no. |
99022187 |
| ISBN |
0534568084 |
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