02329cam a22003491i 4500 17863338 OSt 20230711130722.0 130823s2015 caua b 001 0 eng 2013033340 9781483307350 (alk. paper) DLC eng LC rda D LC pcc n-us--- HV9950.P42 364.973 23 Peak, Kenneth J., 2095 Introduction to criminal justice: practice and process. / Kenneth J. Peak. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2015. xxvi, 450 p. : color illustrations ; 28 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-433) and index. Contents: Criminal justice as a system : the basics -- Fundamentals of criminal justice : essential themes and practices -- Foundations of law and crime : nature, elements, and defenses -- Theories of crime and measuring victimization -- Ethical essentials : doing right when no one is watching? -- The police -- Police organization : structure and functions -- Police at work : patrolling and investigating -- Police methods and challenges -- Expounding the constitution : laws of arrest, search, and seizure -- The courts -- Court organization : structures, functions, and the trial process -- The bench and the bar : those who judge, prosecute, and defend -- Court methods and challenges : sentencing and punishment -- Corrections -- Prison and jail organization : structures and functions -- The inmates' world : the "keepers" and the "kept" -- 14.corrections in the community : probation, parole, other alternatives to incarceration -- Spanning the system : methods and issues -- Juvenile justice : philosophy, law, and practices -- On the crime policy and prevention agenda : terrorism, gun control, and marijuana -- Criminal justice, Administration of United States. 865 Crime United States. 1133 Criminal law United States. 1827 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 9921 17421 0 0 lcc 0 0 WIUC-KL WIUC-KL LL 2023-07-07 0 HV9950.P42 KSL/2421/623/23 2023-07-11 00:00:00 2023-07-11 BK