Book Description
The strength of this book is that it provides coverage of both law enforcement and the criminal justice system in one convenient text. No other text offers a similar hybrid. Wrobleski and Hess offer a practical, yet comprehensive, approach and emphasize the law enforcement perspective as they examine the role of police in the criminal justice system. Another key strength of this book is that it has an easily accessible writing style and extensive pedagogy.
Book Description
This best-selling text presents criminal justice as a dynamic, ever-changing field, emphasizing how the concepts and processes of criminal justice are constantly evolving. Authors Siegel and Senna emphasize a comprehensive and balanced approach to the three major areas of criminal justice (police, courts, and corrections) and to theory, research, and policy issues, with a focus on generating students' interest in the criminal justice field. This text is the ultimate tool for complete student preparation and provides all of the up-to-date coverage of structural and procedural changes in the criminal justice system that instructors require, ultimately helping students understand the critical issues in the field, and the impact they have on the system.
Customer Reviews:
Review for Criminal Justice Book.......2005-09-17
The book was in excellent condition and I recieved the in only a few days of ordering.
Excellent Book.......2004-02-13
Siegel brings the world of CJ to people like on one else can. he is excellent at taking what would be incredibly complicated concepts and making them easy for anyone to understand yet maintain a complete and rich text that has everything an undergrad CJ class would need.
Good textbook.......2001-09-22
This book is used for an official textbook in my course (Bachelor of Criminal Justice, The University of Hong Kong). Writers can cover the sphere of criminal justice field in the textbook. So that it can make the readers a full screen of criminal justice system!! It is a good textbook for the student in CJ field!!
Book Description
Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction 6e continues to offer a trusted, authoritative and impeccably researched introduction to the criminal justice system in America. This book’s freedom vs. safety theme, its unmatched timeliness, and its coverage of the newest criminal justice trends and technology helps readers think critically about the criminal justice system in a time when the issue of freedom vs. safety has never been more critical.
The book’s primary theme discusses the balance of freedom and safety between our society and the criminal justice system. Terrorism and security issues include up-to-date coverage of police terrorism response, including the most recent information on counter terrorism initiatives by America's police. Other hot topics include all the latest crime statistics, court cases, trends in the system and criminal justice news. Extensive coverage of technology and crime includes the latest law enforcement technology used to combat crime and technology used by criminals to commit crimes. Also includes extensive discussion of the juvenile justice system.
For anyone with current or future criminal justice careers or those in law enforcement positions.
Customer Reviews:
Justice.......2007-07-17
Book falls apart. Have had to "GLUE" the pages back weekly. I will buy my college books from the book store from now on. Not worth the money I saved!
Criminal justice student.......2006-03-22
My book was recieved on time and in perfect condition. I saved alot of money buying my book from amazon.com.I will defintely be ordering here next semester.
Great!!!!.......2004-09-03
Thank you so much for the book in the time that I needed it.
nice introduction to the criminal justice field.......2000-09-03
i just bought this book at my campus the other day. I can't put it down. This book is very interesting and laid out nicely, definitions are made clear. i feel as if i am there when i look at the pictures in this book and when i am reading about a particular incident.another thing i like about this book is it combines traditional learning with the author wanting the reader to use the internet.
Informative.......1999-08-25
A good book to read if you're studying the subject, even if it isn't required.
Book Description
KEY BENEFIT: The book’s unique approach promotes a vision for law enforcement and other justice system personnel that integrates essential critical thinking, problem-solving, and communications skill development with the need to deploy ethical practitioners and peacekeepers that demonstrate leadership capabilities.
KEY TOPICS: The book’s content is balanced, current, and well organized. It presents a global and detailed view of law enforcement and criminal justice philosophies, operations, tactics, strategies, and processes.
MARKET: For law enforcement and criminal justice professionals.
Book Description
Formerly a Nelson Hall title, this comprehensive introduction to the basics of criminal justice research introduces simple research methodologies and gradually advances to more complicated ones. The book describes elementary descriptive and inferential statistics, demonstrates research techniques, and examines the various scientific perspectives used in research today. This approach encourages readers to think critically about the research they will encounter in their studies as well as think about ways they can conduct their own research.
Book Description
This accessible yet comprehensive introduction to criminal justice in the United States has been dramatically updated and revised to include coverage of criminal justice's new, expanded role in the war on terrorism as well as to incorporate other recent developments, cases, and research in the field. Bohm and Haley have more than 50 years of combined experience in teaching introduction to criminal justice as well as working in criminal justice -- Bohm as a correctional officer and Haley as a police officer. An optional package combines the text with Reel Justice Interactive Movie CD-ROM.
Book Description
This book covers the history of criminal justice from a critical perspective and explores the historical biases of the criminal justice system.
The overall theme of this book is that both the making of laws and the interpretation and application of these laws throughout the history of the criminal justice system has, historically, been class, gender, and racially biased. Moreover, one of the major functions of the criminal justice system has been to control those from the most disadvantaged sectors of the population, that is, the "dangerous classes." This theme is explored using a historical model, tracing the development of criminal law through the development of the police institution, the juvenile justice system, and the prison system.
For anyone interested in the history of criminal justice.
Book Description
This text presents a broad overview of the criminal justice system in the United States. Introduction to Criminal Justice has been updated to include a new chapter on the issues and ethics of policing in the United States, expanded features that foster Web research, and critical thinking activities. A hallmark of Glencoe postsecondary texts, Introduction to Criminal Justice now features critical thinking exercises in different venues and formats to facilitate a more flexible learning approach. Students will develop their understanding of criminal justice by acquiring a basic knowledge of the law and legal theories. Building on this foundation, the special features then provide essential exposure to practical issues, and develop personal and critical thinking skills to prepare students to deal with situations and dilemmas they could encounter in their Criminal Justice careers.
Customer Reviews:
Introduction to Criminal Justice is a great textbook!.......2006-05-28
Overall, this textbook was one of the most helpful I've had this year. It has sidenotes, online help and is very easy to read. Great book.
Book Description
CRIME VICTIMS: AN INTRODUCTION TO VICTIMOLOGY is a innovative and comprehensive guide that offers balanced coverage on this controversial subject. A must-have for anyone interested in this field!
Customer Reviews:
Long Vehicle - Please Do NOT Pass.......1999-11-28
Unfortunately, Wadsworth editors allowed Andrew Karmen to turn what could have been a nippy little sports car into a 14-wheeler. The 370+ pages could have been edited to 200 had an editor removed the padding. Instead of zipping along, readers have to drag both themselves and an articulated truckful of words behind them. No verb is left without an adverb and synonym, no noun without an adjective and a thesaurus-full of alternatives, and no idea passes without a repetitive redundancy. Consider, just as an example, the "media." No, you are not smart enough to know what the media are; Andrew spells it all out - "The news media - newspapers, magazines, and radio and television stations - deserve...." (page 25) Gee, thanks, Andrew, I really needed that pointed out to me! I won't bother with more.
All of this is a pity because the subject matter is important. But the book -in the way that it is written - suggests that this is a little subject being dressed up, padded and presented as more than it is. And that is the opposite of what I believe, and the opposite of what Andrew Karmen intends.
The book is worth reading, but prepare for heavy hauling. Wadsworth - you have done Andrew and Victimology a disservice.
Jerry Glover
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- Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac®)
- Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac®)
- Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Practice, and Law (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac®)
- Law, Business, and Society
- Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 2: The Mirage of Social Justice
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