NCJ Number
37109
Date Published
1976
Length
497 pages
Annotation
INTENDED TO INTRODUCE THE STUDENT, NEW PROFESSIONAL, AND GENERAL READER TO THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THIS TEXTBOOK PROVIDES A PRACTICAL VIEW ON THE ROLES AND INTERACTIONS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM COMPONENTS.
Abstract
AS A BASIC TEXT, THIS BOOK DOES NOT PRESUPPOSE ANY PRIOR TRAINING OR EXPERIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ON THE PART OF THE READER. CONCEPTS ARE EXPLAINED AS THEY ARE INTRODUCED; DISCUSSION AND REVIEW QUESTIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR EACH CHAPTER; AND A GLOSSARY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TERMS IS APPENDED. AMONG THE TOPICS INCLUDED ARE PATTERNS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, CRIME CAUSE THEORIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF THE COURTS, AND CRIMINAL TRIALS. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE CORRECTIONS, PROBATION AND PAROLE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, RIGHTS OF PRISONERS, AND CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE.