An edition of Criminal justice in America
(1996)
Criminal justice in America
5th ed.
by George F. Cole
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Table of Contents
Preface
pt. I. Crime and the criminal justice system
1. The criminal justice system
The goals of criminal justice
Criminal justice in a federal system
Criminal justice as a social system
Characteristics of the criminal justice system
Operations of criminal justice agencies
The flow of decision making in the criminal justice system
Crime and justice in a multicultural society
2. Crime and justice in America
Defining crime
Types of crime
How much crime is there?
Crime victimization
Causes of crime
3. Criminal justice and the rule of law
Foundations of criminal law
Substantive criminal law
Responsibility for criminal acts
Procedural criminal law
Constitutional rights and criminal justice professionals
pt. II. Police
4. Police
The development of police in the United States
Law enforcement agencies
Police functions
Organization of the police
Police policy
Police actions
Police and the community
5. Police officers and law enforcement operations
Who are the police?
The police subculture
Police response and action
Delivery of police services
Issues in patrolling
6. Policing : contemporary issues and challenges
Police abuse of power
Civic accountability
Policing and new technology
Homeland security
Security management and private policing
7. Police and constitutional law
Legal limitations on police investigations
Plain view doctrine
Warrantless searches
Questioning suspects
The exclusionary rule
pt. III. Courts
8. Courts and adjudication
The functions and structure of American courts
To be a judge
The prosecutorial system
The defense attorney : image and reality
The courtroom : how it functions
9. Pretrial procedures, plea bargaining, and the criminal trial
From arrest to trial or plea
Bail : pretrial release
Pretrial detention
Plea bargaining
Trial : the exceptional case
Appeals
10. Punishment and sentencing
The goals of punishment
Forms of the criminal sanction
The sentencing process
pt. IV. Corrections
11. Corrections
Development of corrections
Organization of corrections in the United States
The law of corrections
Correctional policy trends
12. Community corrections : probation and intermediate sanctions
Community corrections : assumptions
Probation : correction without incarceration
Intermediate sanctions in the community
The future of community corrections
13. Incarceration and prison society
The modern prison : legacy of the past
Goals of incarceration
Prison organization
Governing a society of captives
Correctional officers : the linchpin of management
Who is in prison?
The convict world
Women in prison
Prison programs
Violence in prison
14. Reentry into the community
Prison reentry
Release and supervision
Release mechanisms
Parole supervision in the community
The future of prisoner reentry
pt. V. The juvenile justice system
15. Juvenile justice
The development of juvenile justice
The juvenile justice system
The juvenile justice process
Problems and perspectives
Glossary
References
Name index
Subject index
Photo credits.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-426) and indexes.
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