Criminal justice in action /
Larry Gaines, Roger Leroy Miller.
- Twelve edition
- xv, 475 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Part 1. The Criminal Justice System -- Chapter 1. Criminal Justice Today -- Chapter 2. Causes of Crime -- Chapter 3. The Crime Picture: Offenders and Victims -- Chapter 4. Inside Criminal Law -- Part 2. The Police and Law Enforcement -- Chapter 5. Law Enforcement Today -- Chapter 6. Problems and Solutions in Modern Policing -- Chapter 7. Police and the Institution: The Rules of Law Enforcement -- Part 3. Criminal Courts -- Chapter 8. Courts and the Quest for Justice -- Chapter 9. Pretrial Procedures: The Adversary System in Action -- Chapter 10. The Criminal Trial -- Chapter 11. Punishment and Sentencing -- Part 4. Corrections -- Chapter 12. Probation, Parole, and Intermediate Sanctions -- Chapter 13. Prisons and Jails -- Chapter 14. The Prison Experience and Prisoner Reentry -- Part 5. Juvenile Justice -- Chapter 15. The Juvenile Justice System -- Appendix A. The Constitution of the United States -- Appendix B. Discretion in Action Case Studies.
As a student today, you do not want to simply learn about the world -- you want to change it. Gaines/Miller/Griggs' "Criminal Justice in Action," 12th Edition, offers a template for that change. This magazine-style text explores big questions about police tactics, incarceration policies, justice reform and other major issues in criminal justice. Think critically, ethically and practically about real-world issues from current headlines. Small investigations throughout the text help you understand how the U.S. criminal justice system affects everyone. Build essential skills for a career in criminal justice, or any field, as you explore the balance of interests, concepts and theories shaping today’s system. MindTap reinforces learning with video quizzes, decision-making activities, chapter quizzes and new Listen and React activities that task students to listen critically and respond.
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