A RATIONALE FOR THE INTERACTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE, JUSTICE AND LAW, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUNISHMENT IS PROVIDED TO HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING BOTH THE MEANS AND THE ENDS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY AN OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGH ITS ANCIENT AND FEUDAL BACKGROUND, ENGLISH PRECEDENTS, AND ONGOING DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S. THE MAJOR LOCAL, PRIVATE, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS ARE LISTED, ALONG WITH A STATEMENT OF THEIR PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. THE ROLE OF THE CONSTITUTION IS DISCUSSED WITH RESPECT TO THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL LIBERTIES AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITATIONS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO IMPLICATIONS ARISING FROM SUCH DECISIONS AS GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT, MIRANDA V. ARIZONA, AND MAPP V. OHIO. ALSO OFFERED ARE A GENERAL OUTLINE OF THE ACTUAL ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN THE U.S. (I.E., PRETRIAL, TRIAL, AND POSTTRIAL PROCESSES) AND AN EVALUATION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WITH RESPECT TO HUMAN RELATIONS, EFFICIENCY, MORALITY, LEGALITY, RESEARCH TRENDS, THE SPECIAL CHALLENGES FOR CHANGE, AND VOCATIONAL CONCERNS. AUTHOR, SUBJECT, AND COURT CASE INDEXES ARE INCLUDED, ALONG WITH A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY, CHARTS, AND PERTINENT SECTIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION. EACH CHAPTER CONCLUDES WITH QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION. (KBL)