ABSTRACT

The Criminal Justice System: An Introduction, Fifth Edition incorporates the latest developments in the field while retaining the basic organization of previous editions which made this textbook so popular. Exploring the police, prosecutors, courts, and corrections, including probation and parole, the book moves chronologically through the differen

part |2 pages

Part One: Overview –The Criminal Justice System

chapter 1|30 pages

LAW AND SOCIETY

chapter 2|24 pages

COUNTING CRIME

chapter 3|18 pages

THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

part |2 pages

Part Two: Law Enforcement

chapter 5|26 pages

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF POLICE

chapter 6|20 pages

LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES

chapter 8|22 pages

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

part |2 pages

Part Three: Prosecution and Defense

chapter 9|14 pages

HISTORY OF PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE

chapter 10|16 pages

THE STATE’S ADVOCATE

chapter 11|14 pages

THE DEFENDANT’S ADVOCATE

chapter 12|16 pages

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ADVOCACY

part |2 pages

Part Four: The Courts

chapter 13|14 pages

DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY OF THE COURTS

chapter 4|22 pages

TEEN STRUCTURE OF THE COURTS

chapter 15|24 pages

FUNCTIONS OF THE COURTS