Criminal Justice: An Introduction - Softcover

Adler, Freda; Mueller, Gerhard O. W; Laufer, William S

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072485930 ISBN 13: 9780072485936

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2002

Synopsis

This full color, paperback text offers a current, lively and thorough introduction to criminal justice covering past developments, contemporary issues, and tomorrow's challenges, and drawing students into the intriguing world of criminal justice. Manageable in terms of size and price, Criminal Justice: An Introduction holds a unique place in the market, offering a portable and affordable alternative to encyclopedic texts, and more complete coverage than brief core texts.

About this title

From the Publisher:

"In Their Own Words" boxes provide compelling first person accounts by practitioners in the field, providing students the opportunity to experience a typical day in their profession. Examples include: a day in the life of Elliot Gross, Chief Medical Examiner, Cape May, New Jersey, who reconstructs crimes at the scene of death, and Deborah Denno, a Fordham University law professor and expert witness, who takes us into the death chamber in the company of a condemned man.
"21st Century Challenges" boxes alert students to changes in the criminal justice system and responses to them (e.g. cyber policing: law enforcement on the information superhighway, no prison space for inmates, new victims of hate crimes).
A new final chapter, "Challenges for the 21st Century," focuses on issues pertaining to juvenile justice, victims and restorative justice, and the globalization of crime.
A Career Guide at the end of the text provides job descriptions, employment requirements, salaries, etc. Career icons are placed in the margins, throughout the book, next to the first substantive mention of each career featured in the career guide.
Increased pedagogy including "Thinking Critically About Criminal Justice" critical thinking questions, "Internet Connection" exercises at the end of each chapter, and web icons throughout the book to indicate content for which there is additional information on the book's Website.
Exciting headlined crime events, familiar to the general public, draw students into the text, where they are then taken beyond the headlines to explore the criminal justice significance. Examples include the Jonesboro Middle School massacre, unabomber Ted Kacynski, and child murderer, Jeremy Strohmeyer.
Key issues confronting criminal justice specialists today, such as new strategies in policing and court processing, innovative sentencing, and the role of independent counsel are examined throughout.
The popular "Crime Scene" boxes from the first edition continue to explore the most current topics, including "gangsta rap", road rage, and police stress.

About the Author:

Dr. Freda Adler is a Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, School of Criminal Justice. She has served as the President of the American Society of Criminology and as a criminology advisor to the United Nations, as well as federal, state, and foreign governments. She is on the Board of Directors of The Police Foundation and is Chair of its Research Committee.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0072485930
• ISBN 13: 9780072485936
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 544