Exploring Criminal Justice 3rd Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781284112979
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1284112979
• Author: Robert M. Regoli, John D. Hewitt, Anna E. Kosloski

Now in a modernized Third Edition, the best-selling Exploring Criminal Justice: The Essentials continues to engage students in an exploration of the American criminal justice system. This classic text covers the foundational concepts of criminal law and the justice system, including the people and processes that make up the system and how they interact. It features updated statistics and data, contemporary court cases and case studies, and updated references for all topics. With Exploring Criminal Justice: The Essentials students will understand the relationship between law enforcement, corrections, law, policy making and administration, the juvenile justice system, and the courts. This well-organized and comprehensive text is the clear choice for introductory criminal justice courses.

Table contents:

PART 1 Crime and Criminal Justice

CHAPTER 1 The American Criminal Justice System

CHAPTER 2 Measuring Crime and Crime Theory

CHAPTER 3 Criminal Law: The Foundation of Criminal Justice

PART 2 The Police

CHAPTER 4 Police History and Organization

CHAPTER 5 Police and the Law

CHAPTER 6 Critical Issues in Policing

PART 3 Courts

CHAPTER 7 The Criminal Courts: Structure and Process

CHAPTER 8 The Trial

CHAPTER 9 Sentencing

PART 4 Corrections

CHAPTER 10 Corrections History and Structure

CHAPTER 11 Prisons

CHAPTER 12 Corrections in the Community

PART 5 Special Issues

CHAPTER 13 The Juvenile Justice System