Criminal justice : a brief introduction
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Criminal justice : a brief introduction
Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2008
7th ed
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Table of Contents
PART 1 CRIME IN AMERICA
Chapter 1 What is Criminal Justice?
Chapter 2 The Crime Picture
Chapter 3 Criminal Law
PART 2 POLICING
Chapter 4 Policing: Purpose and Organization
Chapter 5 Policing: Legal Aspects
Chapter 6 Policing: Issues and Challenges
PART 3 ADJUDICATION
Chapter 7 The Courts
Chapter 8 The Courtroom Work Group and the Criminal Trial
Chapter 9 Sentencing
PART 4 CORRECTIONS
Chapter 10 Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections
Chapter 11 Prisons and Jails
Chapter 12 Prison Life
PART 5 THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
Chapter 13 Juvenile Justice
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