Introduction to Criminal JusticeThis integrated learning system presents key concepts and issues within a unique integrated framework that ensures students will think critically about and apply criminal justice concepts to real world situations. Print and electronic materials clearly present concepts and support them with a variety of examples. Interactive in-class questioning software, lab-based software, online quizzes, games, and other reinforcement tools further support student learning, as do the simulation applications and scenarios in the text and the instructor and student CD-ROM. California and Texas packages are available. |
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... tion of criminal justice in the United States . We assume that you have little more than a popular , media - informed , largely erroneous knowledge of the subject . The first chapter con- tains important background information for ...
... tion of criminal justice in the United States . We assume that you have little more than a popular , media - informed , largely erroneous knowledge of the subject . The first chapter con- tains important background information for ...
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... tion sentence of , for example , imprisonment , proba- tion , and a fine . They can suspend the imprisonment portion of a combination sentence , or they can sus- pend the entire sentence if the offender stays out of trouble , makes ...
... tion sentence of , for example , imprisonment , proba- tion , and a fine . They can suspend the imprisonment portion of a combination sentence , or they can sus- pend the entire sentence if the offender stays out of trouble , makes ...
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... tion movement in the wider society , prisons , too , have become more racially integrated . Today , the segregation that remains is typically voluntary on the part of inmates . However , a recent study of a large state prison found ...
... tion movement in the wider society , prisons , too , have become more racially integrated . Today , the segregation that remains is typically voluntary on the part of inmates . However , a recent study of a large state prison found ...
Contents
Crime and Justice in the United States | 1 |
An Institution of Social Control | 5 |
The Nonsystem | 12 |
Copyright | |
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