Essentials of criminal justice / Larry J. Siegel, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, John L. Worrall, University of Texas at Dallas.
By: Siegel, Larry J [author.].
Contributor(s): Worrall, John L [author.].
Publisher: Australia ; Boston, MA : Cengage, ©2019Edition: 11th edition.Description: xviii, 379, [67] pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781337557771.Subject(s): Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States | Police -- United States | Criminal procedure -- United States | Criminal law -- United States | Corrections -- United States | Corrections | Criminal justice, Administration of | Criminal law | Criminal procedure | Police | United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | HV9950 .S59 2019 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000019390 |
Part 1. The nature of crime, law, and criminal justice. Crime and criminal justice -- The nature of crime and victimization -- Criminal law: substance and procedure -- Part 2. The police and law enforcement. Police in society: history and organization -- The police: role and function -- Issues in policing: professional, social, and legal -- Part 3. Courts and adjudication. Courts, prosecution, and the defense -- Pretrial and trial procedures -- Punishment and sentencing -- Part 4. Corrections and alternative sanctions. Community sentences: probation, intermediate sanctions, and restorative justice -- Corrections: history, institutions, and populations -- Prison life: living in and leaving prison -- Part 5. Contemporary issues in American criminal justice. Juvenile justice in the twenty-first century -- Crime and justice in the new millennium.