Introduction To Law And Criminal Justice

James R. Acker, JoAnne M. Malatesta (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

440 Seiten

2012
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4496-9032-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Introduction to Law and Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive overview of the foundational legal issues in criminal justice. Written in an easy-to-understand format, it focuses on three areas of law relevant to criminal justice: substantive criminal law; constitutional issues that demand balancing individual liberties and governmental authority; and constitutional criminal procedure. This thorough introduction relies on edited judicial decisions with explanatory text, thus allowing readers to hone their analytical and critical thinking skills as they interpret the judicial decisions. This case method of study encourages students to examine both the majority and dissenting rationales and offers insight into the changing nature of precedent and how legal principles are adapted and applied under different factual circumstances. With its careful explanation of judicial decisions, this text offers students an excellent introduction to legal analysis and will prepare them for further study of law, social values, and criminal justice.

Key Features:
• Provides a student-friendly introduction to criminal justice and the case method of study.
• Presents carefully edited judicial decisions with accompanying explanation, to offer case material that is accessible to undergraduate introductory-level students.
• Focuses on three areas of law relevant to criminal justice — substantive criminal law, constitutional issues evoking tensions between governmental authority and individual liberties, and constitutional criminal procedure.
• Includes discussions of select high-profile cases, including Kitty Genovese, Westboro Baptist Church, Andrea Yates, and Brian Mitchell, to provide students with examples of how legal principles have been applied in publicized and newsworthy cases.

Resources:
• Instructor resources include an Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, and PowerPoint Lecture Outlines.
• Every new print copy is packaged with full access to the student companion website featuring a variety of engaging and interactive study tools (*eBook offerings do not include access code).

Autor

James R. Acker is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany. He holds J.D. (Duke University) and PhD (University at Albany, in criminal justice) degrees. He is the recipient of Excellence in Teaching Awards from the University at Albany and the State University of New York (SUNY). He is the co-author, with David Brody, of Criminal Procedure: A Contemporary Perspective (Jones & Bartlett Learning, 3rd ed.'2013) and Criminal Law (Jones'& Bartlett Learning, 2d ed. 2010),'and co-author, with JoAnne'Malatesta,'of Introduction to Law and Criminal Justice (Jones & Bartlett'Learning, 2013). 'He is the author of Scottsboro and Its Legacy: The Cases That Challenged American Legal and Social Justice (Praeger Publishers 2008), and co-editor of The Future of America’s Death Penalty: An Agenda for the Next Generation of Capital Punishment Research (Carolina Academic Press 2009); Wounds That Do Not Bind: Victim-Based Perspectives on the Death Penalty (Carolina Academic Press 2006); and America’s Experiment With Capital Punishment: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of the Ultimate Penal Sanction (Carolina Academic Press, 2d ed. 2003). JoAnne Malatesta is an Assistant Dean in the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany. She holds MA and PhD degrees in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany. Her areas of interest and research include criminal law, constitutional criminal procedure, contemporary legal issues and the impact of the Internet environment on criminal behavior. She has instructed numerous undergraduate courses including: Introduction to Law and Criminal Justice, Substantive Criminal Law, and Constitutional Criminal Procedure.

Produkt-Details

• Verlagsort: Sudbury
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 794 g
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht
• ISBN-10: 1-4496-9032-7 / 1449690327
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4496-9032-8 / 9781449690328
• Zustand: Neuware