Essentials of Criminal Justice (Available Titles CengageNOW) - Softcover

Siegel, Larry J.; Senna, Joseph J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495006025 ISBN 13: 9780495006022

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Master the ins and outs of the criminal justice system with ESSENTIALS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE! With coverage of topics such as criminal justice in the media, diversity issues in the justice system, and a comparison between the U.S. crime rate and international crime, this criminal justice text helps you better understand the basics of the criminal justice system. Class preparation is made easy with a book-specific website featuring concept builders, crossword puzzles, flashcards, internet exercises, tutorial quizzes, and much more! A full-size poster included with the text lets you to trace the flow of individuals through the criminal justice system to help you master the material.

About this title

About the Author:

Larry J. Siegel was born in the Bronx in 1947. While living on Jerome Avenue and attending City College of New York (CCNY) in the 1960s, he was swept up in the social and political currents of the time. He became intrigued with the influence contemporary culture had on individual behavior: Did people shape society or did society shape people? He applied his interest in social forces and human behavior to the study of crime and justice. After graduating from CCNY, he attended the newly opened program in criminal justice at the State University of New York at Albany, earning both his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees there. After completing his graduate work, Dr. Siegel began his teaching career at Northeastern University, where he was a faculty member for nine years. After leaving Northeastern, he held teaching positions at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. He then taught in the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell for more than 26 years. Now a Professor Emeritus, he continues to teach online courses. Dr. Siegel has written extensively in the area of crime and justice, including books on juvenile law, delinquency, criminology, criminal justice, and criminal procedure. He is a court certified expert on police conduct and has testified in numerous legal cases.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0495006025
• ISBN 13: 9780495006022
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 505