Textbook Details
- By:
- Steven E. Barkan and George J. Bryjak
- Published:
- December 2018
- Discipline:
- Sociology Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital):
- 978-1-4533-8751-1
Fundamentals of Criminal Justice focuses on three concepts central to the success or failure of the criminal justice system, the controversies it raises, and its potential for addressing the nation's crime problem. First, how the criminal justice system is structured and how it works in reality (as opposed to how it functions ideally). Second, the role played by race and ethnicity in the operation of the criminal justice system. Finally, the capacity of the criminal justice system to control criminal behavior and reduce crime.
Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Crime and Justice in American Society
Chapter 2: Understanding and Measuring Crime
Chapter 3: Victims, Victimization, and Criminal Justice
Chapter 4: Criminal Law
Chapter 5: History and Organization of Police
Chapter 6: Understanding Police Work
Chapter 7: Issues in Policing
Chapter 8: Criminal Courts: History, Organization, and Principal Players
Chapter 9: Criminal Proceedings: From Arrest to Trial
Chapter 10: Sentencing
Chapter 11: Prisons and Punishment: Yesterday and Today
Chapter 12: Life Behind Bars
Chapter 13: Community Corrections
Chapter 14: Juvenile Justice
Chapter 15: Epilogue: The Future of Criminal Justice