Table Of ContentPart I: Criminal Justice as a System: The BasicsChapter 1: Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: Essential Themes and PracticesChapter 2: Foundations of Law and Crime: Nature, Elements, and MeasurementChapter 3: Theories of Criminality and CrimeChapter 4: Ethical Essentials: Doing Right When No One Is WatchingPart II: The PoliceChapter 5: Police Organization: Structure and FunctionsChapter 6: Police at Work: Patrolling and InvestigatingChapter 7: Policing Methods and Challenges: Issues of Force, Reform, and LiabilityChapter 8: Expounding the Constitution: Laws of Arrest, Search, and SeizurePart III: The CourtsChapter 9: Court Organization: Structure, Functions, and the Trial ProcessChapter 10: The Bench and the Bar: Those Who Judge, Prosecute, and DefendChapter 11: Court Methods and Challenges: Sentencing and PunishmentPart IV: CorrectionsChapter 12: Prisons and Jails: Structure and FunctionChapter 13: The World Behind Bars: The "Keepers" and the "Kept"Chapter 14: Corrections in the Community: Probation, Parole, and Other Alternatives to IncarcerationPart V: Spanning the System: Methods and IssuesChapter 15: Juvenile Justice: Philosophy, Law, and PracticesChapter 16: On the Crime Policy and Prevention Agenda: Immigration, Mass Murder, the Cyber Threat
SynopsisTheFifth Edition of the bestsellingIntroduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Processshows students how to think practically about the criminal justice system by offering them a proven, problem-based approach to learning., A practical and applied introduction to Criminal JusticeIntroduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Processshows students how to think practically about the criminal justice system by offering them a proven, problem-based approach to learning. Bestselling authors Kenneth J. Peak and Tamara D. Herold draw on their many years of combined practitioner and academic experience to explain the importance of criminal justice and show how key trends, emerging issues, historical background, and practical lessons can be applied in the field. The new Fifth Editionincludes learn-by-doing activities at the end of each chapter, review questions, case studies, and a list of key terms, allowing students to enhance their critical analysis and problem-solving skills., A practical and applied introduction to Criminal Justice Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process shows students how to think practically about the criminal justice system by offering them a proven, problem-based approach to learning. Bestselling authors Kenneth J. Peak and Tamara D. Herold draw on their many years of combined practitioner and academic experience to explain the importance of criminal justice and show how key trends, emerging issues, historical background, and practical lessons can be applied in the field. The new Fifth Edition includes learn-by-doing activities at the end of each chapter, review questions, case studies, and a list of key terms, allowing students to enhance their critical analysis and problem-solving skills.