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Author:   Shannon Barton-Bellessa (Indiana State University, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   9th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.708kg
ISBN:  

9780470671214

ISBN 10:   0470671211
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   30 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction vi Part I Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems 1 1 Criminal Justice: An Overview 2 2 Crime, Offenders, and Victims 22 Part II Entry into Criminal Justice Systems: Policing 43 3 The Emergence and Structure of Police Systems 44 4 Policing in a Modern Society 62 5 Problems and Issues in Policing 82 Part III Processing a Criminal Case: Criminal Court Systems 99 6 Criminal Court Systems 100 7 Prosecution, Defense, and Pretrial Procedures 118 8 Trial, Sentencing, and Appeal 140 Part IV Confi nement and Corrections 161 9 The History and Structure of Confinement 162 10 Life in Prison 180 11 Community Corrections, Probation, and Parole 198 Part V Juvenile Justice: A Special Case 219 12 Juvenile Justice Systems 220 Appendix Answers to the Questions 238

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Sue Titus Reid, J.D., Ph.D., is a Professor at the Reubin O'Donovan Askew School of Public Administration and Policy at Florida State University. An accomplished scholar in both the social sciences and the law, her books include Crime and Criminology, Thirteenth Edition (2012); and Criminal Law: The Essentials (2009).

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