02825nam a22003135i 4500 in00024361910 OSt 20260406105355.0 251209s2027 nyu 000 0 eng 2025950006 9798214130958 DLC eng rda DLC pcc HV9950 .G352 2027 Gaines, Larry, author. 303034 Criminal justice in action / Larry Gaines, Roger Leroy Miller. Twelve edition Australia : Cengage Learning, 2025. xv, 475 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier 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. Criminal justice, Administration of 82135 United States. Miller, Roger Leroy, author. 136685 lcc 29 305601 305601 0 0 lcc 0 0 12 12 20 2026-03-24 35 = Univeristy Book's Inc. 325.00 1 HV9950 .G352 2027 52000003299387 2026-04-30 11:59:18 2026-04-17 c. 1 325.00 2026-03-24 29