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Criminal Justice in America [2 volumes] - The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections (Hardcover)
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Criminal Justice in America [2 volumes] - The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections (Hardcover)
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This authoritative set provides a comprehensive overview of issues
and trends in crime, law enforcement, courts, and corrections that
encompass the field of criminal justice studies in the United
States. This work offers a thorough introduction to the field of
criminal justice, including types of crime; policing; courts and
sentencing; landmark legal decisions; and local, state, and federal
corrections systems-and the key topics and issues within each of
these important areas. It provides a complete overview and
understanding of the many terms, jobs, procedures, and issues
surrounding this growing field of study. Another major focus of the
work is to examine ethical questions related to policing and
courts, trial procedures, law enforcement and corrections agencies
and responsibilities, and the complexion of criminal justice in the
United States in the 21st century. Finally, this title emphasizes
coverage of such politically charged topics as drug trafficking and
substance abuse, immigration, environmental protection, government
surveillance and civil rights, deadly force, mass incarceration,
police militarization, organized crime, gangs, wrongful
convictions, racial disparities in sentencing, and privatization of
the U.S. prison system. Approximately 300 authoritative entries on
important topics pertaining to the discipline of criminal justice
Illuminating timeline of events in the history of criminal justice
in the United States Extensive general bibliography providing
students with useful resources for further study
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