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Product Identifiers
PublisherCognella, Inc.
ISBN-101793548757
ISBN-139781793548757
eBay Product ID (ePID)7057274997
Product Key Features
Number of Pages624 Pages
Publication NameInside Criminal Justice : Thinking about Police, Courts, and Corrections
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
SubjectSociology / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorDennis E. Hoffman
Subject AreaSocial Science
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight28.2 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal364.973
SynopsisInside Criminal Justice: Thinking about Police, Courts, and Corrections provides students with a comprehensive and critical exploration of the U.S. criminal justice system. Opening chapters introduce criminal justice as a system, a career, and an academic discipline; identify the main types of crimes in American jurisprudence; define crime; and explain how the criminalization process works. Additional chapters describe approaches to justice in American society, criminal injustice, the complexities and realities of police work, and police reform. Students learn about democratic policing, police powers and the rights of citizens, federal and state courts, the roles of prosecutors and judges in the courtroom, defendants' rights, and the practices of criminal defense attorneys. Sentencing, mass incarceration, institutional corrections, community corrections, the death penalty, and juvenile justice are covered. Learning outcomes, chapter summaries, discussion questions, key terms, and references enrich the student reading and learning experience. Inside Criminal Justice is designed for introductory courses in the subject., Inside Criminal Justice: Thinking about Police, Courts, and Corrections provides students with a comprehensive and critical exploration of the U.S. criminal justice system. Opening chapters introduce criminal justice as a system, a career, and an academic discipline; identify the main types of crimes in American jurisprudence; define crime; and ......
LC Classification NumberHV9950
