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INTRODUCTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. REV. ED.

NCJ Number
13303
Author(s)
A C GERMANN; F D DAY; R R J GALLATI
Date Published
1973
Length
511 pages
Annotation
COMPREHENSIVE TEXT DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONALS AND LAYMEN, VOCATION-SEEKERS AND STUDENTS, THAT HAS BEEN REVISED TO CONTAIN INFORMATION ON CURRENT FIELDS OF INTEREST.
Abstract
THE PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND AND HISTORY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ARE REVIEWED, FOLLOWED BY A DISCUSSION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. LOCAL, PRIVATE, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES ARE LISTED AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ARE DESCRIBED. THE PROCESSES OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PRE-TRIAL, TRIAL, AND POST-TRIAL ARE PRESENTED. THE CONCLUDING SECTION IS ENTITLED, 'EVALUATING CRIMINAL JUSTICE TODAY'. INCLUDED IN THE APPENDED MATERIAL IS A SELECTED CASE DIGEST RELATING TO JUVENILE RIGHTS AND TO FIRST, FOURTH, FIFTH AND SIXTH ADMENDMENT RIGHTS.