TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peak,Kenneth J.
TI  - Introduction to criminal justice: practice and process.
SN  - 9781483307350 (alk. paper)
AV  - HV9950.P42 
U1  - 364.973 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Los Angeles
PB  - SAGE
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - United States
KW  - Crime
KW  - Criminal law
N1  - 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 --
ER  -