Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Balanced Approach

Payne, Brian K.; Oliver, Willard M.; Marion, Nancy E.

ISBN 10: 1506389708 ISBN 13: 9781506389707

Publisher: Sage Pubns, 2018

Introduction to Criminal Justice, Second Edition, provides you with balanced, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of the criminal justice system. Authors Brian K. Payne, Willard M. Oliver, and Nancy E. Marion cover criminal justice from a student-centered perspective by identifying the key issues confronting today’s criminal justice professionals. You are presented with objective, research-driven material through an accessible and concise writing style that makes the content easier to comprehend. By exploring criminal justice from a broad and balanced perspective, you will understand how decision making is critical to the criminal justice process and your future career.

The fully updated Second Edition has been completely revised to include new studies and current examples that are relatable to today’s students. Two new feature boxes have been added to this edition to help you comprehend and apply the content. “You Have the Right to…” gives insight into several Constitutional amendments and their relationship with criminal justice today; and “Politics and Criminal Justice” explores current political hot topics surrounding the justice system and the debates that occur on both sides of the political aisle.

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Review

" Introduction to Criminal Justice - a balanced approach by Payne, Oliver, and Marion is THE Introduction to Criminal Justice text I have spent years searching for. The authors cover important areas often missed in introduction text - research and criminology. I find the instructor materials and student materials spot on! Bravo Payne, Oliver, and Marion."--Joel Cox

"This particular textbook is a comprehensive detailed textbook that introduces to students to Criminal Justice. This particular textbook would be appropriate for a freshman level/1st year student Introduction to Criminal Justice course. The textbook is detailed and well written that will allow students to think critically while remain engaged in the topics from chapter to chapter."--Jennifer Bourgeois

"This comprehensive text provides students with an introductory understanding of the criminal justice system. Through a balanced approach, this student-centered text presents material in a clear and concise way."--Matasha Harris

"Very thorough text that makes great use of high profile cases to engage students and foster a passion for criminal justice."--Patricia Ahmed

"Good overview of current system and details of the introduction to the field of CJ. A practical guide to those wanting to work in CJ..."--Terry Beitzel

"I would describe the text as a very solid Introductory text. I would recommend the book. It has an easy to use instructor companion site which is something that most professors I know really look for. The material is for the most part very good and students friendly."--David Bish

About the Author

Brian K. Payne received his doctorate in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1993. He is currently the vice provost for academic affairs at Old Dominion University, where he is tenured in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, and the chair of the Hampton Roads Cybersecurity Education, Workforce, and Economic Development Alliance. He is a former editor of the American Journal of Criminal Justice, past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and past president of the Southern Criminal Justice Association. Payne is the author or coauthor of more than 160 journal articles and seven books including White-Collar Crime: The Essentials (Sage), Family Violence and Criminal Justice (Elsevier, with Randy Gainey), and Crime and Elder Abuse: An Integrated Perspective (Charles C Thomas). He won the local Pinewood Derby when he was in the fourth grade.

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