Introduction to criminal justice. /
Robert M. Mohm.
- 4th ed.
- Boston: McGraw Hill, 2007.
- xxv, 548p.: ill.; 28cm.
Includes index.
Contents: The foundations of criminal justice: Crime and justice in the United States -- Crime and its consequences -- Explaining crime -- The rule of law -- Law enforcement: History and structure of American law enforcement -- Policing: Roles, styles and functions -- Policing America: Issues and ethics -- The courts: The administration of justice -- Sentencing, appeals and death penalty -- Corrections: Institutional corrections -- Prison life, inmate rights, release and recidivism -- Community corrections -- Additional issues in criminal justice: Juvenile justice -- The future of criminal justice in the United States.