CJ Realities and Challenges

Name: CJ Realities and Challenges
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ISBN: 9780073401515

ISBN-10: 007340151X

ISBN-13: 9780073401515

Edition: 2011

Authors: Ruth E. Masters, Candice A. Skrapec, Bernadette T. Muscat, Lester Pincu, Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld

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CJ: Realities and Challenges encourages students to think critically about how the criminal justice system operates in the real world. Using the text's framework of Observe, Investigate and Understand, students learn to recognize the myths and interpret the facts underlying the American criminal justice system and gain greater understanding of its complexities. CJ: Realities and Challenges brings together the insights of a diverse author team of practitioners and scholars to present a contemporary and realistic perspective on a vital institution in American Society.

Book details

List price: $207.33
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 1/11/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 592
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 3.102
Language: English




Crime, Law, and the Criminal Justice System



What is the Criminal Justice System?



Types of Crime



Causes of Crime



Criminal Law and Defenses



Law Enforcement



Overview of Policing



Policing Operations



Legal and Special Issues in Policing



Adjudication



The Courts



Pretrial and Trial



Sentencing



Corrections



Overview of Corrections



Jails and Prisons



Community Corrections



Special Issues



Understanding and Helping Victims



Juvenile Justice



Contemporary Challenges