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AMERICAN SYSTEM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

NCJ Number
30649
Author(s)
G F COLE
Date Published
1975
Length
506 pages
Annotation
THIS INTRODUCTORY TEXTBOOK ON THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROVIDES DESCRIPTIONS OF THE OPERATIONAL COMPONENTS OF THIS SYSTEM FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, AND POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Abstract
AMONG THE SPECIFIC TOPICS COVERED IN THIS TEXT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE CRIMINAL LAW, THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED, POLICE POLICY AND DECISION-MAKING, POLICE ADMINISTRATION, PROSECUTION AND DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, PLEA NEGOTIATIONS, JUDICIAL SELECTION, SENTENCING, CORRECTIONS, AND JUVENILE JUSTICE.

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