Larry J. Siegel

Essentials of Criminal Justice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

With its coverage of current topics and criminal justice careers, ESSENTIALS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, International Edition, will help you excel in this course and beyond.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA / Wadsworth
• 7th ed.
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 483mm x 483mm x 635mm
• Gewicht: 1230g
• ISBN-13: 9780538738477
• ISBN-10: 0538738472
• Artikelnr.: 33200407

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: THE NATURE OF CRIME, LAW, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 1. Crime and Criminal Justice. 2. The Nature of Crime and Victimization. 3. Criminal Law: Substance and Procedure. Part II: THE POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. 4. Police in Society: History and Organization. 5. The Police: Role and Function. 6. Issues in Policing: Professional, Social, and Legal. Part III: COURTS AND ADJUDICATION. 7. Courts, Prosecution, and the Defense. 8. Trial Procedures. 9. Punishment and Sentencing. Part IV: CORRECTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE SANCTIONS. 10. Community Sentences: Probation, Intermediate Sanctions, and Restorative Justice. 11. Corrections: History, Institutions, and Populations. 12. Prison Life: Living in and Leaving Prison. Part V: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES OF THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 13. Juvenile Justice in the 21st Century. 14. Crime and Justice in the New Millennium: Terrorism and Cyber Crime.