James A. Inciardi

Criminal Justice, 2004-2005 Update, with Powerweb

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presents an overview of the structure, processes, and problems of the criminal justice system in the United States. Written by an internationally recognized scholar and author, this work covers various major areas of criminal justice that allows instructors to focus either on the system or on areas of particular interest.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC
• Revised
• Seitenzahl: 768
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 282mm x 214mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1719g
• ISBN-13: 9780073100067
• ISBN-10: 0073100064
• Artikelnr.: 22320064

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: The Foundations of Crime and Justice Chapter 1: 'Criminal Justice'
in America Chapter 2: Crime and the Nature of Law Chapter 3: Legal and
Behavioral Aspects of Crime Chapter 4: Criminal Statistics and the Extent
of Crime Chapter 5: The Process of Justice: An Overview Part 2: The Police
Chapter 6: Police Systems in the United States: History and Structure
Chapter 7: Enforcing the Law and Keeping the Peace: The Nature and Scope of
Police Work Chapter 8: The Law of Arrest, Search, and Seizure: Police and
the Constitution Chapter 9: Beyond the Limits of the Law: Police Crime,
Corruption, and Brutality Part 3: The Courts Chapter 10: The Structure of
American Courts Chapter 11: Judges, Prosecutors, and Other Performers at
the Bar of Justice Chapter 12: The Business of the Court: From First
Appearance through Trial Chapter 13: Sentencing, Appeal, and the Judgment
of Death Part 4: Corrections Chapter 14: From Walnut Street to Alcatraz:
The American Prison Experience Chapter 15: Penitentiaries, Prisons, and
Other Correctional Institutions: A Look Inside the Inmate World Chapter 16:
Prison Conditions and Inmate Rights Chapter 17: Probation, Parole, and
Community-Based Correction Part 5: Juvenile Justice Chapter 18: Juvenile
Justice: An Overview Glossary Credits Case Index Name Index Subject Index