Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the Twenty-first Century

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Prentice Hall, 2001 - Law - 749 pages

For 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.

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Contents

Part 1 CRIME IN AMERICA
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Copyright

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TitleCriminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the Twenty-first Century
AuthorFrank Schmalleger
EditorFrank Schmalleger
Edition6, illustrated
PublisherPrentice Hall, 2001
ISBN0130851485, 9780130851482
Length749 pages
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