Introduction to Criminal Justice - Softcover

Newman, Donald J.; Anderson, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0070061661 ISBN 13: 9780070061668

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1997

Synopsis

Although this text covers the traditional topics of police, courts, and corrections, it is distinctive in its coverage of plea bargaining, legal and ethical values, and capital punishment. This text is unique in its critical thinking approach: student as decison maker, student as problem solver, student as working professional. The author examines the system from the point of view of the men and women who run it; from the Cop on the beat to the Prison Warden, to the Supreme Court Justice. The reader steps into their shoes to weigh the ethical ramifications and often contradictory issues that surround the choices they make.

About this title

From the Publisher:

CHAPTER OPENING/CLOSING CASES SEEKING/SERVING JUSTICE illustrate "real-world" issues surrounding the concepts in the chapter. Students read about a real-world case (ex: Richard Allen Davis convicted for the kidnap and murder of Polly Klaas), and are asked what they would have decided if they were a juror, and why they would make this decision.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES provide a learning structure for the student and are reinforced by a SUMMARY BY OBJECTIVE at the end of the chapter
THINKING CRITICALLY boxes ask students to look at opposing sides of an issue
EXPLORING ETHICS boxes probe potential moral dilemmas in the field
ON THE JOB boxes take an everyday look at people at work in the criminal justice system
FACT boxes provide fun supporting facts (or summaries of key legal cases)
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS provide yet another alternative for starting provocative class discussions
INTERNET EXERCISES
Retains its grounding in the work day world of the criminal justice system, yet addresses the issues that will shape the system in the years to come: racism and sexism in policing; police and community relations; defense attorneys: Does money buy justice?; prosecuting domestic violence; our skyrocketing prison population.
Remains briefer (by approximately 175 pages) and less expensive than other comprehensive (as opposed to brief version) books for this market.
Instructor Supplements:
Built-in Study Guide(chapter outlines, key terms with text references and self tests)
Thinking Critically boxes with open-ended questions asked at the end of each box.
"Exploring Ethics" boxes.
Seeking Justice and Serving Justice vignettes open and end each chapter.
On The Job boxes.
Internet Exercises
Learning Objectives, Summary By Objectives, discussion questions.
Just The Facts boxes
Concise, inexpensive paperback. (Not a true Brief text at 544 pags even though some text are 700 pages, others are 375.)
Excellent, extensive coverage of plea bargaining.
Excellent coverage of Capital Punishment
Includes chapter on criminological theory.
Built-in Study Guide(chapter outlines, key terms with text references and self tests)
Thinking Critically boxes with open-ended questions asked at the end of each box.
"Exploring Ethics" boxes.
Seeking Justice and Serving Justice vignettes open and end each chapter.
On The Job boxes.
Internet Exercises
Learning Objectives, Summary By Objectives, discussion questions.
Just The Facts boxes
Concise, inexpensive paperback. (Not a true Brief text at 544 pags even though some text are 700 pages, others are 375.)
Excellent, extensive coverage of plea bargaining.
Excellent coverage of Capital Punishment
Includes chapter on criminological theory.

About the Author:

Patrick Anderson, Florida Southern University - Donald Newman, Late Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Albany.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0070061661
• ISBN 13: 9780070061668
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 544