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INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE - POLICE, COURTS, CORRECTIONS

NCJ Number
36726
Author(s)
G E BERKLEY; M W GILES; J F HACKETT; N C KASSOFF
Date Published
1976
Length
521 pages
Annotation
THIS TEXTBOOK DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERN OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND HOW ITS THREE SUBSYSTEMS (POLICE, COURTS, CORRECTIONS) MUST WORK TOGETHER TO BE EFFECTIVE.
Abstract
EACH SUBSYSTEM AND THE CURRENT ISSUES FACING IT ARE EXPLORED IN DETAIL. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE: THE TYPES OF CRIMES, THE SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR CRIMES, THE HISTORY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND THE EFFECTS OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE ON THAT SYSTEM. THE LAST PART PRESENTS A UNIQUE OVERVIEW OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN OTHER COUNTRIES SUCH AS ENGLAND, FRANCE, THE SOVIET UNION, AND SWEDEN. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)