Criminal Justice: A Brief IntroductionCriminal Justice: A Brief Introduction provides concise but thorough coverage of all major components of the American criminal justice system in an especially easy to read format. Chapters on police, courts, corrections, and additional materials on victim's rights form the crux of this exciting second edition. Critical contemporary issues such as "three-strikes" and "get-tough" policies are also addressed, making Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction both comprehensive and up-to-date. Special features which hold and attract student attention include: 1) a strong visual orientation, built around the liberal use of eye-catching photos, charts and graphs; 2) an informative series of contemporary criminal justice careers boxes, describing the many employment opportunities in the field; 3) a thematic focus which asks students to critically examine the tension between the rights of individuals, and the interests of society in protection from crime; and 4) detailed coverage of important issues facing women and minorities as they work within or encounter the justice system. This second edition adds new and expanded materials on community policing, the Oklahoma City bombing, "three-strikes" legislation, "truth in sentencing", innovative defenses such as "black rage" and "urban survival syndrome", the O.J. Simpson trial, Megan's law (the legally mandated registration of sex offenders), the impact of drug-related incarceration on prison overcrowding, and victims rights, victimology, and the emerging concept of "restorative justice". |
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... procedure , and various recruiting incentives . The Commission also suggested that a four - year college degree should soon become a reasonable expectation for police recruits . The survey also found that 62 percent of responding ...
... procedure , and various recruiting incentives . The Commission also suggested that a four - year college degree should soon become a reasonable expectation for police recruits . The survey also found that 62 percent of responding ...
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... procedure in the gathering of evidence and in the arrest and questioning of suspects . Magistrates , prosecutors , jailers , and prison officials are all subject to similar strictures . Nowhere , however , is the criminal justice ...
... procedure in the gathering of evidence and in the arrest and questioning of suspects . Magistrates , prosecutors , jailers , and prison officials are all subject to similar strictures . Nowhere , however , is the criminal justice ...
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... Procedure , 21 , 228 , 230 , 269 , 337 Federal Rules of Evidence , 255 Federal sentencing guidelines , 289-92 plea ... procedures for prison- ers , 396-97 filing grievances , 397 Guillotine , 305 Guilty but insane , 87 Guilty plea , 228 ...
... Procedure , 21 , 228 , 230 , 269 , 337 Federal Rules of Evidence , 255 Federal sentencing guidelines , 289-92 plea ... procedures for prison- ers , 396-97 filing grievances , 397 Guillotine , 305 Guilty but insane , 87 Guilty plea , 228 ...
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