Part One The Foundations of Criminal Justice

Chapter 1 Crime and Justice in the United States

Chapter 2 Crime and Its Consequences

Chapter 3 Explaining Crime

Chapter 4 The Rule of Law

Part Two Law Enforcement

Chapter 5 History and Structure of American Law Enforcement

Chapter 6 Policing: Roles, Styles, and Functions

Chapter 7 Policing America: Issues and Ethics

Part Three The Courts

Chapter 8 The Administration of Justice

Chapter 9 Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Part Four Corrections

Chapter 10 Institutional Corrections

Chapter 11 Prison Life, Inmate Rights, Release, and Recidivism

Chapter 12 Community Corrections

Part Five Additional Issues in Criminal Justice

Chapter 13 Juvenile Justice

Chapter 14 The Future of Criminal Justice in the United States

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