Fundamentals of Criminal Justice v4.0

By Steven E. Barkan, Michael Rocque, and George J. Bryjak

Published

October 2026

Discipline

Criminal Justice Textbooks

ISBN (Digital)

979-8-88794-707-5

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