Introduction to Criminal Justice Interactive eBook

Kenneth J. Peak (Autor)

Freischaltcode

1 Seiten

2014
SAGE Publications Inc (Hersteller)
9781483334424 (ISBN)

Infos

This comprehensive best-selling text uses a proven problem-based learning approach with an applied perspective to enhance your students’ critical thinking and analytic skills.

Autor

Kenneth J. Peak, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus and former chairman of the criminal justice department at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he was named “Teacher of the Year” by the UNR Honor Society and also served as acting director of public safety. He has authored or coauthored more than 40 books on community policing, introductory policing, justice administration, introduction to criminal justice, women in law enforcement, and police supervision and management; two historical books (on bootlegging and temperance); and more than 60 journal articles and additional book chapters on a wide range of justice-related subjects. He has served as chairman of the Police Section, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and a past president of the Western Association of Criminal Justice. Prior to coming to UNR, Dr. Peak held positions as a municipal police officer, nine-county criminal justice planner; and director of a four-state Technical Assistance Institute. He also served twice as a chief of university police and as an assistant professor at Wichita State University (five years). He received two gubernatorial appointments to statewide criminal justice committees while in Kansas and holds a doctorate from the University of Kansas.

Inhalt

Part I: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AS A SYSTEM: THE BASICS
Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: Essential Themes and Practices
Chapter 2. Foundations of Law and Crime: Nature, Elements, and Defenses
Chapter 3. Theories of Crime and Measuring Victimization
Chapter 4. Ethical Essentials: “Doing right when no one is watching”
Part II: THE POLICE
Chapter 5. Police Organization: Structure and Functions
Chapter 6. Police at Work: Patrolling and Investigating
Chapter 7. Police Methods and Challenges
Chapter 8. Expounding the Constitution: Laws of Arrest, Search, and Seizure
Part III THE COURTS
Chapter 9. Court Organization: Structures, Functions and the Trial Process
Chapter 10. The Bench and the Bar: Those Who Judge, Prosecute and Defend
Chapter 11. Court Methods and Challenges: Sentencing and Punishment
Part IV: CORRECTIONS
Chapter 12. Prison and Jail Organization: Structures and Functions
Chapter 13. The Inmates′ World: The "Keepers" and the "Kept"
Chapter 14. Corrections in the Community: Probation, Parole, Other Alternatives to Incarceration
Part V: SPANNING THE SYSTEM: METHODS AND ISSUES
Chapter 15: Juvenile Justice: Philosophy, Law, and Practices
Chapter 16: On the Crime Policy and Prevention Agenda: Terrorism, Gun Control, and Marijuana
Appendix I: Selected Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Appendix II: Careers in Criminal Justice

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.9.2014
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 30 g
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-13: 9781483334424 / 9781483334424
• Zustand: Neuware