Criminal Justice in Action: The Core, International Edition - Softcover

Larry K Gaines

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1285069196 ISBN 13: 9781285069197

Publisher: CENGAGE, 2013

Synopsis

Criminal Justice in Action: The Core

About this title

About the Author:

Roger LeRoy Miller, Ph.D. has served on the faculty of several universities, including the University of Washington, Clemson University, and the University of Miami School of Law. As a professor, he has taught intellectual property law and entertainment law, among other subjects. A widely published and respected author, his work has appeared in the Insurance Counsel Journal, Defense Research, California Trial Lawyers Journal, Antitrust Bulletin, Wisconsin Law Review, and Connecticut Law Review. He has authored or co-authored numerous authoritative textbooks on law, including BUSINESS LAW: TEXT & CASES; BUSINESS LAW TODAY: TEXT & SUMMARIZED CASES; and THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT TODAY. Professor Miller completed his studies at the University of California at Berkeley and University of Chicago. Larry Gaines is chair of his department and a longtime, well-known figure in the field, both as an educator and in law enforcement. Highly respected and well-liked in the discipline, he is also a former law enforcement officer whose experience has resulted in a book with powerful "cop appeal."

Review:

1. Criminal Justice Today. 2. Causes of Crime. 3. Inside Criminal Law. 4. Law Enforcement Today. 5. Challenges to Effective Policing. 6. Police and the Constitution. 7. Courts and the Quest for Justice. 8. The Criminal Trial. 9. Punishment and Sentencing. 10. Probation and Community Corrections. 11. Prisons and Jails. 12. Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate. 13. The Juvenile Justice System. 14. Today's Challenges in Criminal Justice.

About this edition

• Publisher: CENGAGE
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1285069196
• ISBN 13: 9781285069197
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496