INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2ND ED.

• NCJ Number: 59411
• Author(s): N C CHAMELIN; V B FOX; P M WHISENAND
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 528 pages
• Corporate Author: Prentice Hall
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall
• Publication Type: Instructional Material
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS COLLEGE TEXTBOOK EXAMINES THE BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: POLICE, CRIMINAL LAW AND COURTS, AND CORRECTIONS. IT DEFINES TERMS AND CONCEPTS AND HIGHLIGHTS BASIC ISSUES FOR THE BEGINNING STUDENT.

Abstract

ATTENTION IS GIVEN TO THE WAYS IN WHICH THESE SUBSYSTEMS FUNCTION AND INTERACT. A REVIEW OF POLICE ROLES ON THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS CONCLUDES WITH AN EXAMINATION OF THE OPERATIONS OF POLICE AND SPECIALIST UNITS. VARIOUS ASPECTS OF POLICE ADMINISTRATION ARE STUDIED IN TERMS OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY AND MANAGEMENT AND SPECIALIST COMPONENTS SUCH AS CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CRIMINALISTIC UNITS. THE PUBLIC'S ROLE IN CRIME PREVENTION IS DISCUSSED AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNITY CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS IS APPRAISED. THE CRIMINAL LAW AND COURTS SECTION INCLUDES A DISCUSSION OF THEORIES OF PUNISHMENT, CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMES, AND MORAL CONSIDERATIONS AND LAW. WAYS IN WHICH THE CONSTITUTION AFFECTS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE OUTLINED, AND THE SUPREME COURT AND FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, LOWER, AND JUVENILE COURTS ARE DESCRIBED. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS IS FOLLOWED FROM PRETRIAL, TRIAL, THROUGH POSTTRIAL PROCEDURES. SEVERAL AREAS OF PROPOSED JUDICIAL REFORM ARE HIGHLIGHTED. DESCRIPTIONS ARE PROVIDED OF SUCH SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM AS JAILS, PROBATION, PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONAL SOCIETY, COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS, JUVENILE CORRECTIONS, AND PAROLE AND OTHER RELEASE PROCEDURES. CHAPTER OVERVIEWS PROVIDE READERS WITH SIGNIFICANT POINTS COVERED, AND KEY TERMS ARE INCLUDED IN EACH CHAPTER TOGETHER WITH LEARNING EXERCISES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALIZED AND GROUP ACTIVITIES. 'APPLYING YOUR KNOWLEDGE' SECTIONS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH CASE STUDIES REQUIRING THEM TO RESPOND CONSTRUCTIVELY TO MAJOR ISSUES RAISED IN THE THREE MAIN SECTIONS. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER. THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND A GLOSSARY OF KEYWORDS ARE APPENDED. ILLUSTRATIONS, TABLES, CHARTS, AND AN INDEX ARE INCLUDED. (KCP)