Criminal Justice in Action (Paperbound with InfoTrac),9780534572488

Criminal Justice in Action (Paperbound with InfoTrac)

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780534572488
ISBN10: 0534572480
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-04-26
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Table of Contents

Part I: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
1. Criminal Justice Today
What is Crime? The Criminal Justice System
Values of the Criminal Justice System
Trends and Issues in Criminal Justice Today
2. Measuring and Explaining Crime
The Uniform Crime Report
Alternative Measuring Methods
Misuse of Crime Statistics
Crime Trends and Patterns
Exploring the Causes of Crime
3. Criminal Law
The Development of American Criminal Law
Written Sources of American Criminal Law
The Purpose of Criminal Law
Classification of Crimes
The Elements of a Crime
The Legal Definition of Crime
Criminal Responsibility and the Law
Justification Criminal Defenses and the Law
Procedural Safeguards
Part II: THE POLICE
4. Police: Agents of Law and Order
A History of the American Police
Law Enforcement Agencies
The Responsibilities of the Police
The Role of Discretion in Policing
5. Policing: Organization and Strategies
Police Organization
Police on Patrol: The Backbone of the Department
Police Investigations: The Crime Scene and Beyond
Refocusing on the Community
6. Police and the Rule of Law
The Fourth Amendment
Stops and Frisks
Arrests
Lawful Searches and Seizures
The Interrogation Process and Miranda
The Identification Process
7. Challenges to Effective Policing
Recruitment and Training: Becoming a Police Officer
"Us versus Them:" Police Subculture
The Physical and Mental Dangers of Police Work
Authority and the Use of Force
Police Corruption
Police Ethics
Police Accountability
Part III: CRIMINAL COURTS
8. Courts and the Quest for Justice
Functions of the Courts
The Basic Principles of the American Judicial System
State Court Systems
The Federal Court System
Judges in the Court System
The Courtroom Work Group
Assembly-line Justice and American Courts
9. Pretrial Procedures: The Adversary System in Action
The Prosecution
The Defense Attorney
Truth, Victory, and the Adversary System
Pretrial Detention
Establishing Probable Cause
The Prosecutorial Screening Process
Pleading Guilty
Going to Trial
10. The Criminal Trial
Special Features of Criminal Trials
Jury Selection
The Trial
The Final Steps of the Trial and Postconviction Procedures
11. Punishment and Sentencing
The Purpose of Sentencing
The Structure of Sentencing
Individualized Justice and the Judge
Inconsistencies in Sentencing
Sentencing Reform
Capital Punishment: The Ultimate Sentence
Part IV: CORRECTIONS
12. Probation and Community Corrections
The Justification for Community Corrections
Probation: Doing Time in the Community
Intermediate Sanctions
The Future of Community Corrections
13. Prisons and Jails
A Short History of American Prisons
The Prison Population Bomb
The Role of Prisons in Society
Types of Prisons
Prison Administration
The Emergence of Private Prisons
Jails
The Consequences of Our High Rates of Incarceration
14. Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate
Prison Culture
Prison Violence
Correctional Officers and Discipline
Protecting Prisoners' Rights
The Prison Workforce
Parole And Release From Prison
Too Dangerous For Release? PART V: SPECIAL ISSUES
15. The Juvenile Justice System
The Evolution of American Juvenile Justice
Determining Delinquency Today
First Contact: Delinquents and the Police
Pretrial Procedures in Juvenile Justice
Juveniles on Trial
Juvenile Corrections
Recent Trends in Juvenile Delinquency
Factors in Juvenile Delinquency
Keeping Juvenile Delinquency Under Control
16. The Ongoing War against Illegal Drugs
Drugs Defined
Prohibition in the United States
The Abuse of Drugs
Fighting the War on Drugs
Alternatives to Prohibition
Public Support for the War on Drugs
17. Cyber Crime
Cyber Crimes against Persons and Property
Cyber Crimes in the Business World
Cyber Crimes against the Community
Fighting Cyber Crime
Crime Control versus Civil Liberties on the Internet

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