NCJ Number
153738
Date Published
1995
Length
784 pages
Annotation
This text describes in detail the criminal justice system while emphasizing the complexity of the issue of how to manage a justice system that is fair to both individual needs and social interests.
Abstract
An introductory section focuses on the study of criminal justice, crime statistics, crime causes theory, and criminal law. Additional chapters focus on the agencies and activities of law enforcement and the problems of today's jails. Further chapters focus on the courts, sentencing, and probation and parole, with emphasis on the legal issues surrounding jails, sentencing, and the various forms of criminal punishment. The final section examines current problems facing the justice system, including victimless crimes, drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, computer crime, investigative technologies, and the need for international understanding of crime and criminal justice. Figures; charts; photographs; chapter discussion questions and reference notes; case, name, and subject indexes; and appended text of the Constitution