TY - BOOK AU - TI - Introduction to criminal justice. SN - 9780495599777 AV - KF9223.S57 U1 - 345.73/05 21 PY - 2010/// CY - London; PB - Wadsworth/Cengage Learning KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - United States KW - Criminal law KW - Criminal procedure N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Contents: Crime and criminal justice -- The nature and extent of crime -- Understanding crime and victimization -- Criminal law -- Criminal justice in the new millennium -- Police in society -- The police -- Issues in policing --- Police and the rule of law -- The courts and the judiciary -- The prosecution and the defense -- Pretrial procedures -- The criminal trial -- Punishment and sentencing -- Community sentences -- Corrections -- Prison life -- The juvenile justice system ER -