Introduction to criminal justice : a brief edition /
John Randolph Fuller, University of West Georgia.
- Second Edition.
- xxii, 482 pages ; 28 cm
Preface -- Crime : problems, measurement, and law -- Crime and criminal justice -- How crime is measured and who it affects -- Criminal law -- Enforcing the law -- The history and organization of law enforcement -- Police organization, operation, and the law -- Policing: innovations and controversies -- The role of the courts -- The courts -- The courtroom work group -- The disposition : plea bargaining, trial, and sentencing -- The history of control and punishment -- Prisons and jails -- Community corrections -- Contemporary issues -- Juvenile justice -- Criminal justice in the future : issues and concerns -- Glossary -- Index.