Crime and Justice: Learning through Cases 3rd Edition – Ebook PDF Version – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1538106906
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1538106907
• Author: Carolyn Boyes-Watson (Author), Susan T. Krumholz

Crime and Justice offers a comprehensive introduction to the U.S criminal justice system through fifteen historical and contemporary case studies. The third edition has been revised and streamlined throughout, featuring new material on race, the war on drugs, police violence, “stand your ground” laws and gun laws, and more.

Each chapter opens with an engaging case study followed by an explanatory chapter that teaches core concepts, key terms, and critical issues. The cases serve multiple learning objectives: illustrating concepts applied in real life; exploring sociological issues of race, class, gender, and power; and teaching students the law and processes of the justice system. Crime and Justice is excellent for any course that introduces students to the criminal justice system.

Table of contents:

Preface

Part I – Exploring Crime and Justice

Chapter 1: Crime, Law and JusticeCase #1: A 17th Century Crime Wave: The Salem Witch Trials

Chapter 2: The Justice Process

Case #2: A “Run of the Mill” Crime

Chapter 3: The Struggle for Justice

Case #3: The Scottsboro Trials

Part II – Crime and the Law

Chapter 4: Understanding The Crime Picture

Case # 4: Can Corporations Commit Murder? The Prosecution of Ford Motor Company

Chapter 5: Principles of the Criminal Law

Case #5: Accident or Homicide?: The Shooting of Yoshi Hattori

Chapter 6: Understanding Victims in The Criminal Justice System

Case #6: Facing the Demons: Making Amends for Drunk Driving

Part III – Policing in a Democratic Society

Chapter 7: Police and The Law

Case #7: Security or Dignity: Rosa at the Border

Chapter 8: Policing in the 21st Century: Past, Present and Future

Case #8: The Thin Blue Line: Rodney King and the LAPD

Chapter 9: The Impact of 9/11 on Civil Liberties and Law Enforcement

Case #9: False Patriots: The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Politics of Fear

Part IV – Courts and American Justice

Chapter 10: The Structure of The American Judiciary

Case #10: It’s Never Too Late for Justice: The Prosecution of Edgar Ray Killen

Chapter 11: Trials, Juries and Judgment

Case #11: America in Black and White: The Celebrity Trial of O.J. Simpson

Chapter 12: The Workings of the Court

Case #12: Bargaining for Justice: Bordenkircher v. Hayes

Part V – Punishment and Social Inequality

Chapter 13: The Justice of Sentencing

Case #13: The Crime of Punishment: The Story of Kemba Smith

Chapter 14: Inside the Prison World

Case 14: Surviving Time: The Case of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter

Chapter 15: Community and Corrections

Case 15: Making Parole in California