A flexible and cost-effective alternative to larger texts,
Criminal Justice: The Essentials, Fourth Edition, covers all the fundamental issues faced by law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and juvenile justice, leaving detailed specifics and tangential topics to the discretion of instructors to cover in class.
With abundant examples--and just the right amount of sidebars and "highlights"--
Criminal Justice, Fourth Edition, is an excellent resource for introducing students to the essential issues in the field. Visit the Companion Website for a wealth of student and instructor resources.
"Criminal Justice: The Essentials is the ideal textbook because it is concise, takes a general approach, is priced low, and carries the Oxford brand, which helps me to assure even skeptical students that the information is correct, accurate, and reliable."--David Keys, New Mexico State University
"The authors present the relevant material, offer suggestions for other readings that may be useful, and provide critical-thinking exercises that can be used to help stimulate class discussion. They also include links to relevant online sources that supplement the material discussed in the text."--Tristin Kilgallon, Ohio Northern University
"Criminal Justice: The Essentials is the ideal textbook because it is concise, takes a general approach, is priced low, and carries the Oxford brand, which helps me to assure even skeptical students that the information is correct, accurate, and reliable."--David Keys, New Mexico State University
"The authors present the relevant material, offer suggestions for other readings that may be useful, and provide critical-thinking exercises that can be used to help stimulate class discussion. They also include links to relevant online sources that supplement the material discussed in the text."--Tristin Kilgallon,
Ohio Northern University