Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the Twenty-first CenturyFor Introduction to Criminal Justice, Administration of Justice, and Criminal Justice courses at the freshman/sophomore/junior undergraduate levels.This text strives to teach criminal justice students the fundamental tried-and-true concepts of an evolving discipline, give them the critical thinking skills necessary to effectively apply those concepts to the real-world, and to apply those concepts and skills to today's problems and emerging issues of tomorrow. The Sixth Edition offers a stellar multimedia package with the text, including a Companion Website; a Cybrary providing thousands of current Websites to facilitate research, writing, and learning; and online teaching options such as WebCT.The #1 best-selling book for introduction to criminal justice |
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Contents
Crime In America i | 4 |
The System | 13 |
Criminal Justice And Criminology | 23 |
Copyright | |
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