The selected readings came from many sources, including recent criminal justice research monographs and articles from the professional and academic literature; case studies; sociological, psychological, and criminological analyses; the popular media and literature; and historical and philosophical approaches to criminal justice issues. This second edition includes 27 new chapters as well as updates and revisions of three others. The first six chapters focus on crime and criminals, including the criminal justice process, a historical perspective on recent innovations in criminal justice philosophy, crime and crime-control policy, fallacies about crime, race and the administration of justice, and the future of the criminal justice system in America. Ten chapters address issues pertinent of policing in America. Some of the issues considered were community policing; the frequency, nature, and policies regarding police shootings; police perjury and deception as court witnesses; police use of force; police sexual misconduct; and racial profiling in police vehicle stops. Eleven chapters discuss issues of adjudication and sentencing in America's criminal justice system. Some of the issues analyzed were the prosecution of a capital case, prosecutorial misconduct, the operation of the jury system, the impact of sentencing guidelines, and the emergence of therapeutic jurisprudence and restorative justice. The text concludes with a section that contains 10 chapters on various issues pertinent to policies and practices for jails, prisons, and community corrections. Chapter tables and references and a subject index