| Variant title |
Criminal justice today : an introductory text for the twenty first century. |
| Contents |
Crime in America -- What is criminal justice? -- The crime picture -- The search for causes -- Criminal law -- Policing -- Policing history and structure -- Policing purpose and organization -- Policing legal aspects -- Policing issues and challenges -- Adjudication -- The courts structure and participants -- Pretrial activities and the criminal trial -- Sentencing -- Corrections -- Probation, parole, and community corrections -- Prisons and jails -- Prison life -- Special issues -- Juvenile justice -- Drugs and crime -- Terrorism and multinational criminal justice -- The future of criminal justice. |
| Abstract |
"With new and expanded coverage of anti-terrorism measure, the Virginia Tech shooting, and criminal justice challenges in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the tenth edition of Criminal Justice Today offers comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of criminal justice issues that are pertinent to your world today."-back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN | 9780135130308 |
| ISBN | 0135130301 |
| ISBN | 9780137154807 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0137154801 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780135137574 (anotated instructor's ed.) |
| ISBN | 0135137578 (anotated instructor's ed.) |
| ISBN | 0555036367 |
| ISBN | 9780555036365 |
