Crime & justice in America / STUD Study guide

Criminal justice as social control -- Crime in society -- Why do people commit crime? -- Police in America -- Police operations -- Policing and the legal process -- Law and society -- Courts in America -- Due process : arrest through sentencing -- Juvenile justice and corrections -- The function of...

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Main Author: Pollock, Joycelyn M. 1956- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: [Newark, NJ] LexisNexis [u.a.] 2008
In: Crime & justice in America an introduction to criminal justice
Year: 2008
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 3161-STUD
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Keywords:
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States
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Summary:Criminal justice as social control -- Crime in society -- Why do people commit crime? -- Police in America -- Police operations -- Policing and the legal process -- Law and society -- Courts in America -- Due process : arrest through sentencing -- Juvenile justice and corrections -- The function of corrections -- Pretrial diversion and probation -- Prisons and jails -- Parole and re-entry -- Looking toward the future
Item Description:Includes index
Physical Description:VI, 77 S.