Criminal Justice Today: Pearson New International Edition : An Introductory Text for the 21st Century

In a substantially revised eighth edition, Criminal Justice Today continues to set the standard by which all other introductory criminal justice textbooks are measured. The hallmark features that have made Criminal Justice Today the most widely read college criminal justice textbook form the core of this new edition. They include: A thematic approach that contrasts the justice system's twin goals of ensuring public order and safety while guaranteeing individual rights. The book's theme, present since the first edition, is more relevant today and continues to significantly influence the direction of American society. Timely content, including current issues such as efforts to enhance homeland security, concerns about restrictions on individual freedoms in the face of terrorist threats, corporate crime, identity theft, high-technology crime, and special issues such as policing an ever-changing multicultural society. A futures orientation, including a special chapter on the future of criminal justice that points the way to and helps students appreciate the unchanging foundation upon which American criminal justice rests. simple to stay abreast of the latest news, research reports, and government-sponsored studies of relevance to the study of criminal justice. The eighth edition also brings exciting new features to Criminal Justice Today. Among them are: Expanded police coverage, including an entirely new chapter on police organization and management. The criminal justice system's response to terrorism, including broad coverage of homeland security issues, the impact of domestic and international terrorism on criminal justice practices and procedures, individual rights in the face of enhanced security; and terrorism prevention, response, and control. Detailed coverage of corporate crime, including possible criminal activities of companies such as Enron, WorldCom, Adelphia, Vivendi Universal, Kmart, Global Crossing, Tyco International, and London-based auction house Sotheby's. Crime mapping, predictive, and enforcement technologies, including CompStat and CopLink software, wearable augmented reality devices, and biometrics. with special graphics provided by the Massachusetts State Police. Cover......Page 1 Table of Contents......Page 4 1. Glossary......Page 6 2. What Is Criminal Justice?......Page 28 3. The Crime Picture......Page 54 4. The Search for Causes......Page 94 5. Criminal Law......Page 130 6. Policing: History and Structure......Page 158 7. Policing: Purpose and Organization......Page 182 8. Policing: Legal Aspects......Page 218 9. Policing: Issues and Challenges......Page 262 10. The Courts: Structure and Participants......Page 292 11. Pretrial Activities and the Criminal Trial......Page 328 12. Sentencing......Page 356 13. Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections......Page 398 14. Prisons and Jails......Page 426 15. Prison Life......Page 466 16. Juvenile Justice......Page 506 17. Drugs and Crime......Page 528 18. Terrorism and Multinational Criminal Justice......Page 564 19. The Future of Criminal Justice......Page 600 20. Appendix: List of Acronyms......Page 628 21. Appendix: The Bill of Rights......Page 632 A......Page 634 B......Page 636 C......Page 637 D......Page 642 E......Page 644 F......Page 645 G......Page 646 H......Page 647 I......Page 648 J......Page 649 L......Page 650 M......Page 651 N......Page 652 P......Page 653 R......Page 656 S......Page 657 T......Page 659 U......Page 660 W......Page 661 Z......Page 662 For courses in introductory criminal justice. Criminal Justice Today, 12/e, continues to lead as the gold-standard for criminal justice texts. Best-selling, student- and instructor-preferred, and time-tested—Schmalleger is the most current and popular text in the market. The text guides criminal justice students in the struggle to find a satisfying balance between freedom and security, and focuses on the crime picture in America and on the three traditional elements of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections.