TY - BOOK AU - Siegel,Larry AU - Senna,Joseph J. TI - Essentials of criminal justice. SN - 0534616410 AV - KF9223.S57 U1 - 345.73/05 21 PY - 2004/// CY - Belmont, CA PB - Wadsworth/Thomson Learning KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - United States KW - Criminal law KW - Criminal procedure N1 - 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 -- ER -