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Criminal justice today : an introductory text for the 21st century /

Schmalleger, Frank.

Criminal justice today : an introductory text for the 21st century / Frank Schmalleger. - 11th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2011. - xx, 706, [25] : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

What is criminal justice? -- The crime picture -- The search for causes -- Criminal law -- Policing : history and structure -- Policing : purpose and organization -- Policing : legal aspects -- Policing : issues and challenges -- The courts : structure and participants -- Pretrial activities and the criminal trial -- Sentencing -- Probation, parole, and community corrections -- Prisons and jails -- Prison life -- Juvenile justice -- Drugs and crime -- Terrorism and multinational criminal justice -- The future of criminal justice.

9780135074091 (hbk.) 0135074096 (hbk.)

2009037764


Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

HV9950 / .S34 2011

364.973