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Criminal justice : a brief introduction / Frank Schmalleger, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Emeritus, The University of North Carolina at Pembroke .

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken, NJ : Pearson Education, Inc., [2020]Edition: Thirteenth editionDescription: xxii, 436, A-4, G-11, N-33, I-27 pages ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780135186268
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.973 23
LOC classification:
  • HV9950 .S34 2020
Contents:
What is criminal justice? -- The crime picture -- Criminal law -- Policing: purpose and organization -- Policing: legal aspects -- Policing: issues and challenges -- The courts -- The courtroom work group and the criminal trial -- Sentencing -- Probation, parole, and community corrections -- Prisons and jails -- Prison life -- Juvenile justice.
Summary: "Criminal justice is a dynamic field of study. Consider these challenges for instructors and students trying to keep pace with a field that is undergoing continual modification: the ever-evolving nature of crime, our changing understanding of justice, police--community relations in an age of social media, budgetary constraints, ongoing threats to our nation's security,newly enacted statutes, innovations in enforcement and justice-system technology,precedent-setting U.S. Supreme Court decisions, a changing American society, and rapidly emerging innovations in correctional practice"--
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Two Hour Reserve Two Hour Reserve Karen H. Huntsman Library Items Available at the Front Desk 364.973 Sch43c 1 Available 38060007506496

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Two Hour Reserve Two Hour Reserve Karen H. Huntsman Library Items Available at the Front Desk 364.973 Sch43c 2 Available 38060007522865

Introduction to Criminal Justice

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is criminal justice? -- The crime picture -- Criminal law -- Policing: purpose and organization -- Policing: legal aspects -- Policing: issues and challenges -- The courts -- The courtroom work group and the criminal trial -- Sentencing -- Probation, parole, and community corrections -- Prisons and jails -- Prison life -- Juvenile justice.

"Criminal justice is a dynamic field of study. Consider these challenges for instructors and students trying to keep pace with a field that is undergoing continual modification: the ever-evolving nature of crime, our changing understanding of justice, police--community relations in an age of social media, budgetary constraints, ongoing threats to our nation's security,newly enacted statutes, innovations in enforcement and justice-system technology,precedent-setting U.S. Supreme Court decisions, a changing American society, and rapidly emerging innovations in correctional practice"--

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