Peak, Kenneth J. creator text bibliography cau 2015 monographic eng

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xxvi, 450 p. : color illustrations ; 28 cm 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 -- Kenneth J. Peak. Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-433) and index. n-us--- Criminal justice, Administration of United States Crime United States Criminal law United States HV9950.P42 364.973 9781483307350 (alk. paper) 2013033340 DLC 130823 20230711130722.0 17863338 eng