The second edition of this popular introductory text presents complex ideas and information in a comprehensive and readable format. The book starts with the basic learning tools of definitions, research methods, statistics, typologies, and ideologies relating to crime and justice. Subsequent chapters cover the evolution, history, and contemporary operation of the components of the criminal justice system, namely law enforcement, courts, and corrections. Crime and Justice features expanded coverage of the research tools for analyzing crime, theories of crime causation, and jails in America. In addition, the issue of juvenile justice has been integrated into the entire text. Based on the latest research data, trends in the field, and relevant legal changes, it is the most comprehensive examination of criminal justice available.
- ISBN10 0830412522
- ISBN13 9780830412525
- Publish Date 1 January 1992
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 1 October 2009
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc
- Imprint Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 60
- Language English