CJ: Realities and Challenges - Hardcover

Masters, Ruth E.; Way, Lori Beth; Gerstenfeld, Phyllis B.; Muscat, Bernadette T.; Hooper, Michael; Dussich, John P.J.; Pincu, Lester; Skrapec, Candice A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 007340151X ISBN 13: 9780073401515

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2010

Synopsis

CJ: Realities and Challenges encourages students to think critically about the realities and challenges of the criminal justice system. Using the text's framework of Observe, Investigate and Understand, students learn to recognize the myths and interpret the facts underlying the American criminal justice system and gain greater understanding of its complexities. CJ: Realities and Challenges brings together the insights of an author team of practitioners and scholars to present a contemporary and realistic perspective on a vital institution in American Society.

About this title

About the Author:

Bernadette T. Muscat has worked with victims of domestic violence by serving as a legal advocate. She has worked with law enforcement agencies, victim services, and court programs for program and policy development, evaluation, research, and training to ensure effective administration of victim assistance. She has also worked with state coalitions to develop and implement victim-related polices. She has written, presented, and provided professional entry level and advanced training nationwide on topics such as domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, trauma response, elder abuse, victims with disabilities, workplace violence, underserved victim populations, and campus oriented crimes, research, and policy development.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 007340151X
• ISBN 13: 9780073401515
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 592