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- Chapter 1: Crime, Criminal Justice, and Criminology
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Crime and the Criminal Justice System
- Deviance, Rule Violations, and Criminality
- Social Norms: Folkways, Mores, and Taboos
- Interactionist View
- Consensus View
- Conflict View
- The Police, Courts, and Corrections
- The Crime Control and Due Process Models
- Different Types of Crimes and Offenses
- Victims and Victim Typologies
- Victim Rights and Assistance
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2: Criminal Justice Policy
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Importance of Policy in Criminal Justice
- The Myth of Moral Panics
- The Stages of Policy Development
- Criminal Justice Policies
- Re-Evaluating Policy
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Defining and Measuring Crime and Criminal Justice
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Research Methods
- Impact on People’s Lives
- Underreporting of Crime
- Official Statistics
- Victimization Studies
- Self-Report Statistics
- Misusing Statistics
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4: Criminal Law
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Law Definition
- Civil, Criminal, and Moral Wrongs
- Sources of Criminal Law: Federal and State Constitutions
- Sources of Criminal Law: Statutes, Ordinances, and Other Legislative Enactments
- Sources of Law: Administrative Law, Common Law, Case Law, and Court Rules
- Classifications of Law
- Substantive Law: Defining Crimes, Inchoate Liability, Accomplice Liability, and Defenses
- Elements of the Crime
- Inchoate Offenses: Attempt, Conspiracy, and Solicitation
- Accomplice Liability: Aid and Abet
- Vicarious Liability
- Defenses
- Justifications
- Excuses
- Procedural Defenses
- Licenses and Attributions for Substantive Law: Defining Crimes, Inchoate Liability, Accomplice Liability, and Defenses
- Substantive Law: Punishment: Incarceration and Confinement Sanctions
- Substantive Law: Capital Punishment
- Substantive Law: Monetary Punishment Sentences
- Procedural Law
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5: Criminological Theory
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Crime Theories
- The Origins of Classical Criminological Theory
- Neoclassical
- Positivist Criminology
- Other Modern Criminological Theories
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: Policing
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Brief History of Policing
- Levels of Policing and the Role of Police
- Police Corruption, Misconduct, and Accountability
- Current Issues in Policing
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7: Courts
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Court Jurisdictions
- Structure of the Dual Court Systems
- Structure of the Courts: State Courts
- State Trial Courts and the Principle of Orality
- The Appellate Process
- Courtroom Workgroup: Judges and Court Staff
- Courtroom Workgroup: Prosecutors
- Courtroom Workgroup: Defense Attorneys
- When Does a Defendant Have the Right to Assistance of an Attorney?
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 8: Corrections
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Philosophies of Punishment
- Ideologies of Punishment
- Retribution
- Deterrence
- Incapacitation
- Rehabilitation
- Jails
- Prisons
- Careers in Corrections: Corrections Officer
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9: Community Corrections
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- The Role of Community Corrections
- Intermediate Sanctions
- Specialty Courts
- Current Issues and Crime Problems in Corrections
- Careers in Community Corrections: Parole and Probation Officer
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10: Juvenile Justice
- Chapter Overview and Learning Objectives
- Youth Crime & Juvenile Justice
- History of the Juvenile Justice System
- Delinquency
- Juvenile Justice Process
- Getting Tough: Initiatives for Punishment and Accountability
- Returning to Rehabilitation in the Contemporary Juvenile Justice System
- The Structure of the Juvenile Justice System
- Juvenile Institutions
- Careers in Juvenile Justice
- Conclusion
- References
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