Criminal justice : a brief introduction / 5th ed.

(Note:All chapters begin with an Introduction.) About the Author
Preface
Instructions for Accessing theCriminal Justice: A Brief IntroductionWorld Wide Web Site
Acknowledgements
Crime in America
What Is Criminal Justice? Crime in the Last Half Century
The Theme of This Book
American Criminal Justice: The System
American Criminal Justice: The Process
Due Process and Individual Rights
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Multiculturalism and Diversity in Criminal Justice
The Crime Picture
The Uniform Crime Reports
The National Crime Victimization Survey
Comparisons of the UCR and the NCVs
Special Categories of Crime
Criminal Law
The Nature and Purpose of the Law
The Rule of the Law
Types of Law
General Categories of Crime
General Features of Crime
Elements of a Specific Criminal Offense
Types of Defenses to a Criminal Charge
Policing
Police Organization and Management
Federal Law Enforcement Agencies
State-Level Agencies
Local Agencies
Police Administration
Police Departments as Learning Organizations
Discretion and the Individual Officer
Policing: Legal Aspects
The Abuse of Police Power
Individual Rights
Search and Seizure
Arrest
The Intelligence Function
Issues in Policing
Police Personality and Culture
Corruption and Integrity
The Dangers of Police Work
Police Civil Liability
Racial Profiling
Police Use of Force
Professionalism and Ethics
Ethnic and Gender Diversity in Policing
Private Protective Services
Adjudication
The Courts
American Court History
Pretrial Activities
The Courtroom Work Group and the Criminal Trial
The Courtroom Work Group: Professional Courtroom Actors
Outsiders: Nonprofessional Courtroom Participants
The Criminal Trial
Improving the Adjudication Process
Sentencing
The Philosophy and Goals of Criminal Sentencing
Indeterminate Sentencing
Structured Sentencing
Truth in Sentencing
Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Innovations in Sentencing
The Sentencing Environment
The Victim - Forgotten No Longer
Traditional Sentencing Options
Corrections
Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections
What Is Probation? What Is Parole? Probation and Parole: The Pluses and Minuses
The Legal Environment
The Federal Probation System
The Job of Probation and Parole Officers
Intermediate Sanctions
The Future of Probation and Parole
Prisons and Jails
Prisons Today
Recent Improvements
Jails
Private Prisons
Prison Life
The Male Inmate's World
The Female Inmate's World
The Staff World
Prison Riots
Prisoner's Rights
Issues Facing Prisons Today
The Bill of Rights