Criminal justice in action. /
Larry K. Gaines, Roger LeRoy Miller.
- 5th ed.
- Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2009.
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: Criminal justice -- Causes of crime -- Defining and measuring crime -- Inside criminal law - Law enforcement today -- Challenges to effective policing -- Police and the constitution -- Courts and the quest for justice -- Pretrial procedures and the criminal trial -- Probation and community corrections -- Prisons and jails -- The juvenile justice system -- Homeland security and the future of criminal justice --
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Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.