Siegel, Larry

Essentials of criminal justice. / Larry J. Siegel, Joseph J. Senna - 4th ed. - Belmont, CA : Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 2004. - xxiv, 520 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.

Includes glossary and indexes.

Contents: Crime and criminal justice -- The nature of Crime and victimization -- Criminal law: substance and procedure -- The police and law enforcement: Police in society: history and organization -- The police: role and function -- Issues in policing: professional, social and legal -- Courts and adjudication: Courts, prosecution and the defense -- Pretrial procedures -- The criminal trial -- Punishment and sentencing -- Corrections and alternative sanctions: Community sentences: probation, intermediate sanctions, and restorative justice -- Corrections: history, institutions, and populations -- Prison life -- Juvenile justice: The Juvenile justice system --

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Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Criminal law--United States.
Criminal procedure--United States.

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