Criminal Justice: Introductory Cases and Materials, 6th

Criminal Justice: Introductory Cases and Materials, 6th (University Casebook Series)

Introduces the concept of crime and addresses key issues such as how we measure criminality, its variety, and the justifications we employ for punishing it. The book also discusses processing institutions: police, prosecutor, defense attorney, courts, sentencing and corrections. The book defines the relationships among these institutions and illustrates the relationships with examples. Materials in the book include cases and statutes, the writings and commentary of legal scholars, articles by social scientists and humanists, newspaper editorials and reports by criminal justice practitioners.
Country USA
Manufacturer Foundation Press
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2004-11-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781587785269

Criminal Justice: Introductory Cases and Materials, 6th (University Casebook Series)