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Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction takes an unflinching look at the American criminal justice system and the social forces that affect the implementation of justice. Author Aaron Fichtelberg uses a unique, critical perspective to introduce readers to criminal justice and encourages them to look closer at the intersection of race, class, gender, and inequality in the criminal justice system. Covering each of the foundational areas of the criminal justice system--policing, courts, and corrections--this book takes an in-depth look at the influence of inequality, making it ideal for those who want to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system.

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An excellent new text with a more robust and timely examination of criminology. --Dominic D. Yin Criminal (In)Justice uses a critical approach based on the sociological perspective to examine core topics in criminal justice on law enforcement, courts, and punishment as well as other important special topics and the role and intersectionality of race, gender, class, and inequality within the CJ system. It includes recent, real world examples to illustrate these issues and challenges students to think critically. --Scott M. Walfield A critical perspective on criminal justice that examines not only the basics we need our students to have but exposes them to it from a more sociological perspective, with ideas about inequality, discrimination, flaws in the CJ system, etc. --Martha Sherman This is an excellent introductory criminal justice text that presents criminal justice material in an accessible format for freshman while addressing the complexities of race, gender, class, and inequality. --Melinda Roberts This is a very readable, critical introduction to the criminal justice system. It's unique in how it discusses inequalities, politics, and power relationships in the system as integral to how the system works. --Monica Williams Criminal (In)Justice presents an overview of the criminal justice system from the angle of critical criminology instead of the traditional 'this is who we are and this is what we do' approach. This book makes students ask why the system is what it is and why it does what it does--and what are the results of those actions. --Carol L. S. Trent Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction is a critical, introductory discussion and analysis of the criminal justice system. The text situates components of the criminal justice system within their relevant historical, political, and social contexts. It is the ideal textbook for professors who want students to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system. --Jennifer M. Ortiz

An excellent new text with a more robust and timely examination of criminology. --Dominic D. Yin Criminal (In)Justice uses a critical approach based on the sociological perspective to examine core topics in criminal justice on law enforcement, courts, and punishment as well as other important special topics and the role and intersectionality of race, gender, class, and inequality within the CJ system. It includes recent, real world examples to illustrate these issues and challenges students to think critically. --Scott M. Walfield This is a very readable, critical introduction to the criminal justice system. It's unique in how it discusses inequalities, politics, and power relationships in the system as integral to how the system works. --Monica Williams A critical perspective on criminal justice that examines not only the basics we need our students to have but exposes them to it from a more sociological perspective, with ideas about inequality, discrimination, flaws in the CJ system, etc. --Martha Sherman This is an excellent introductory criminal justice text that presents criminal justice material in an accessible format for freshman while addressing the complexities of race, gender, class, and inequality. --Melinda Roberts Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction is a critical, introductory discussion and analysis of the criminal justice system. The text situates components of the criminal justice system within their relevant historical, political, and social contexts. It is the ideal textbook for professors who want students to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system. --Jennifer M. Ortiz Criminal (In)Justice presents an overview of the criminal justice system from the angle of critical criminology instead of the traditional 'this is who we are and this is what we do' approach. This book makes students ask why the system is what it is and why it does what it does--and what are the results of those actions. --Carol L. S. Trent

An excellent new text with a more robust and timely examination of criminology. --Dominic D. Yin Criminal (In)Justice uses a critical approach based on the sociological perspective to examine core topics in criminal justice on law enforcement, courts, and punishment as well as other important special topics and the role and intersectionality of race, gender, class, and inequality within the CJ system. It includes recent, real world examples to illustrate these issues and challenges students to think critically. --Scott M. Walfield This is a very readable, critical introduction to the criminal justice system. It's unique in how it discusses inequalities, politics, and power relationships in the system as integral to how the system works. --Monica Williams A critical perspective on criminal justice that examines not only the basics we need our students to have but exposes them to it from a more sociological perspective, with ideas about inequality, discrimination, flaws in the CJ system, etc. --Martha Sherman This is an excellent introductory criminal justice text that presents criminal justice material in an accessible format for freshman while addressing the complexities of race, gender, class, and inequality. --Melinda Roberts Criminal (In)Justice presents an overview of the criminal justice system from the angle of critical criminology instead of the traditional 'this is who we are and this is what we do' approach. This book makes students ask why the system is what it is and why it does what it does--and what are the results of those actions. --Carol L. S. Trent Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction is a critical, introductory discussion and analysis of the criminal justice system. The text situates components of the criminal justice system within their relevant historical, political, and social contexts. It is the ideal textbook for professors who want students to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system. --Jennifer M. Ortiz

Criminal (In)Justice presents an overview of the criminal justice system from the angle of critical criminology instead of the traditional 'this is who we are and this is what we do' approach. This book makes students ask why the system is what it is and why it does what it does--and what are the results of those actions. --Milton C. Hill An excellent new text with a more robust and timely examination of criminology. --Dominic D. Yin Criminal (In)Justice uses a critical approach based on the sociological perspective to examine core topics in criminal justice on law enforcement, courts, and punishment as well as other important special topics and the role and intersectionality of race, gender, class, and inequality within the CJ system. It includes recent, real world examples to illustrate these issues and challenges students to think critically. --Scott M. Walfield This is a very readable, critical introduction to the criminal justice system. It's unique in how it discusses inequalities, politics, and power relationships in the system as integral to how the system works. --Monica Williams A critical perspective on criminal justice that examines not only the basics we need our students to have but exposes them to it from a more sociological perspective, with ideas about inequality, discrimination, flaws in the CJ system, etc. --Martha Sherman This is an excellent introductory criminal justice text that presents criminal justice material in an accessible format for freshman while addressing the complexities of race, gender, class, and inequality. --Melinda Roberts Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction is a critical, introductory discussion and analysis of the criminal justice system. The text situates components of the criminal justice system within their relevant historical, political, and social contexts. It is the ideal textbook for professors who want students to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system. --Jennifer M. Ortiz

An excellent new text with a more robust and timely examination of criminology. --Dominic D. Yin This is an excellent introductory criminal justice text that presents criminal justice material in an accessible format for freshman while addressing the complexities of race, gender, class, and inequality. --Melinda Roberts This is a very readable, critical introduction to the criminal justice system. It's unique in how it discusses inequalities, politics, and power relationships in the system as integral to how the system works. --Monica Williams A critical perspective on criminal justice that examines not only the basics we need our students to have but exposes them to it from a more sociological perspective, with ideas about inequality, discrimination, flaws in the CJ system, etc. --Martha Sherman Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction is a critical, introductory discussion and analysis of the criminal justice system. The text situates components of the criminal justice system within their relevant historical, political, and social contexts. It is the ideal textbook for professors who want students to critically assess and understand the American criminal justice system. --Jennifer M. Ortiz Criminal (In)Justice uses a critical approach based on the sociological perspective to examine core topics in criminal justice on law enforcement, courts, and punishment as well as other important special topics and the role and intersectionality of race, gender, class, and inequality within the CJ system. It includes recent, real world examples to illustrate these issues and challenges students to think critically. --Scott M. Walfield Criminal (In)Justice presents an overview of the criminal justice system from the angle of critical criminology instead of the traditional 'this is who we are and this is what we do' approach. This book makes students ask why the system is what it is and why it does what it does--and what are the results of those actions. --Milton C. Hill

Author Information

Aaron Fichtelberg received his BA from UC San Diego, a Master's Degree from DePaul University, an LLM from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and a PhD from Emory University. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware, where he has taught criminal law and criminal justice for 15 years. Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction is his fourth book. His earlier works are: Crime Without Borders: An Introduction to International Criminal Justice, Law at the Vanishing Point, and Hybrid Tribunals: A Comparative Examination. He has also published in journals such as The Journal of International Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Ethics, the Journal of Science and Engineering Ethics, and the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology. His work generally combines the study of criminal justice with a critical perspective provided by the humanities.

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