Contents

1. Message to Students

2. How to Navigate This Book Online

3. How to Read This Book Offline

4. About this Book

5. Crime, Criminal Justice, and Criminology

   1. 1.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

   2. 1.2 Crime and the Criminal Justice System

   3. 1.3 Deviance, Rule Violations, and Criminality

   4. 1.4 Social Norms: Folkways, Mores, and Taboos

   5. 1.5 Interactionist View

   6. 1.6 Consensus View

   7. 1.7 Conflict View

   8. 1.8 The Police, Courts, and Corrections

   9. 1.9 The Crime Control and Due Process Models

   10. 1.10 Different Types of Crimes and Offenses

   11. 1.11 Victims and Victim Typologies

   12. 1.12 Victim Rights and Assistance

   13. 1.13 Conclusion

   14. 1.14 References

6. Criminal Justice Policy

   1. 2.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

   2. 2.2 Importance of Policy in Criminal Justice

   3. 2.3 The Myth of Moral Panics

   4. 2.4 The Stages of Policy Development

   5. 2.5 Criminal Justice Policies

   6. 2.6 Re-Evaluating Policy

   7. 2.7 Conclusion

   8. 2.8 References

7. Defining and Measuring Crime and Criminal Justice

   1. 3.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

   2. 3.2 Research Methods

   3. 3.3 Impact on People’s Lives

   4. 3.4 Underreporting of Crime

   5. 3.5 Official Statistics

   6. 3.6 Victimization Studies

   7. 3.7 Self-Report Statistics

   8. 3.8 Misusing Statistics

   9. 3.9 Conclusion

   10. 3.10 References

8. Criminal Law

   1. 4.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

   2. 4.2 Law Definition

   3. 4.3 Civil, Criminal, and Moral Wrongs

   4. 4.4 Sources of Criminal Law: Federal and State Constitutions

   5. 4.5 Sources of Criminal Law: Statutes, Ordinances, and Other Legislative Enactments

   6. 4.6 Sources of Law: Administrative Law, Common Law, Case Law, and Court Rules

   7. 4.7 Classifications of Law

   8. 4.8 Substantive Law: Defining Crimes, Inchoate Liability, Accomplice Liability, and Defenses

   9. 4.9 Substantive Law: Punishment: Incarceration and Confinement Sanctions

   10. 4.10 Substantive Law: Capital Punishment

   11. 4.11 Substantive Law: Monetary Punishment Sentences

   12. 4.12 Procedural Law

   13. 4.13 Conclusion

   14. 4.14 References

9. Criminological Theory

   1. 5.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

   2. 5.2 Crime Theories

   3. 5.3 The Origins of Classical Criminological Theory

   4. 5.4 Neoclassical

   5. 5.5 Positivist Criminology

   6. 5.6 Other Modern Criminological Theories

   7. 5.7 Conclusion

   8. 5.8 References

10. Policing

    1. 6.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

    2. 6.2 Brief History of Policing

    3. 6.3 Levels of Policing and the Role of Police

    4. 6.4 Police Corruption, Misconduct, and Accountability

    5. 6.5 Current Issues in Policing

    6. 6.6 Conclusion

    7. 6.7 References

11. Courts

    1. 7.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

    2. 7.2 Court Jurisdictions

    3. 7.3 Structure of the Dual Court Systems

    4. 7.4 Structure of the Courts: State Courts

    5. 7.5 State Trial Courts and the Principle of Orality

    6. 7.6 The Appellate Process

    7. 7.7 Courtroom Workgroup: Judges and Court Staff

    8. 7.8 Courtroom Workgroup: Prosecutors

    9. 7.9 Courtroom Workgroup: Defense Attorneys

    10. 7.10 When Does a Defendant Have the Right to Assistance of an Attorney?

    11. 7.11 Conclusion

    12. 7.12 References

12. Corrections

    1. 8.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

    2. 8.2 Philosophies of Punishment

    3. 8.3 Ideologies of Punishment

    4. 8.4 Retribution

    5. 8.5 Deterrence

    6. 8.6 Incapacitation

    7. 8.7 Rehabilitation

    8. 8.8 Jails

    9. 8.9 Prisons

    10. 8.10 Careers in Corrections: Corrections Officer

    11. 8.11 Conclusion

    12. 8.12 References

13. Community Corrections

    1. 9.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

    2. 9.2 The Role of Community Corrections

    3. 9.3 Intermediate Sanctions

    4. 9.4 Specialty Courts

    5. 9.5 Current Issues and Crime Problems in Corrections

    6. 9.6 Careers in Community Corrections: Parole and Probation Officer

    7. 9.7 Conclusion

    8. 9.8 References

14. Juvenile Justice

    1. 10.1 Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives

    2. 10.2 Youth Crime & Juvenile Justice

    3. 10.3 History of the Juvenile Justice System

    4. 10.4 Delinquency

    5. 10.5 Juvenile Justice Process

    6. 10.6 Getting Tough: Initiatives for Punishment and Accountability

    7. 10.7 Returning to Rehabilitation in the Contemporary Juvenile Justice System

    8. 10.8 The Structure of the Juvenile Justice System

    9. 10.9 Juvenile Institutions

    10. 10.10 Careers in Juvenile Justice

    11. 10.11 Conclusion

    12. 10.12 References

15. Glossary

16. Image Descriptions

17. Transcripts

18. Acknowledgments

19. About the Authors

20. Publisher’s Message to Instructors

21. Instructor Resources

22. Manuscript Development Process

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