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Chapter 1. Introduction to Criminal Justice

 

Define Criminal Justice

Definition of a System

Levels of Student Involvement

Chapter 2. Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Justice Research

 

Definitions of Crime

Future of Criminal Justice

Chapter 3. An Introduction to Measuring Crime and Crime Patterns

 

Measuring Crime

Crime Trends

Chapter 4. An Introduction to Crime Typologies

 

Crime Typologies

Victimless Crimes

Chapter 5. An Introduction to Criminological Theory

 

The Importance of Theory

Situational Crime Prevention

Crimes on Campus That Later Become Crime Theory

Chapter 6. An Introduction to Policing

 

Policing in America Today

Policing and Students on Campuses

Chapter 7. Police Strategies

 

Police on Campus

Hot Spots

Issues Raised by Hot Spots Policing

Chapter 8. Issues in Policing

 

Women and Race

Media's Influence on Policing

Chapter 9. An Introduction to the Courts

 

Technology in the Courtroom

Courtroom Workgroup, Misconceptions

Chapter 10. The Judicial Process

 

Jury Selection Process

Students and the Judicial Process

Chapter 11. Issues in the Courts

 

Judges Elected v. Judges Appointed

Specialty Courts

 

Chapter 12. An Introduction to Corrections

 

The Goal of Punishment

History of Punishment

Chapter 13. Punishing Offenders in Prisons, Jails, and the Community

 

Prisonization

Pains of Electornic Monitoring

Chapter 14. Issues in Corrections

 

Death Penalty

Education in Prison

Chapter 15. Current and Future Criminal Justice Issues

 

Future of Criminal Justice and Technology

Futures in Criminal Justice