Schmalleger,Frank.

Criminal justice today: an introductory text for the 21st century. / Frank Schmalleger - 8th ed. - New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2005. - xxxix,790p, ill,; 28cm.

Includes glossary and index

Contents: What is criminal justice? -- The Crime picture -- The Search for causes -- The Criminal law -- Policing: history and structure -- Police organization and management -- Policing: legal aspects -- Policing: issues and challenges -- The Courts:structure and participants -- Pretrial activities and the criminal trial -- Sentencing -- Probation, parole,and community corrections -- Prisons and jails -- Prison life -- Juvenile justice -- Drugs and crime -- Terrorism and multinational criminal justice -- The future of criminal justice.

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