Criminal Justice Today p. 1
Introduction: An American in Afghanistan: Testing the System p. 2
What Is Crime? p. 3
The Criminal Justice System p. 8
Values of the Criminal Justice System p. 15
Criminal Justice in Action: Terrorism and the Law p. 18
How to Read Case Citations and Find Court Decisions p. 24
Measuring and Explaining Crime p. 25
Introduction: "Why Did You Do It?" p. 26
The Uniform Crime Report p. 27
Alternative Measuring Methods p. 32
Crime Trends and Patterns p. 34
Exploring the Causes of Crime p. 40
Criminal Justice in Action: The Link between Guns and Crime p. 46
Criminal Law p. 52
Introduction: Murder or a Dog Attack? p. 53
Written Sources of American Criminal Law p. 54
The Purposes of Criminal Law p. 56
Classification of Crimes p. 58
The Elements of a Crime p. 61
The Legal Definition of Crime p. 65
Criminal Responsibility and the Law p. 66
Justification Criminal Defenses and the Law p. 69
Procedural Safeguards p. 71
Criminal Justice in Action: Punishing Hate p. 75
Police: Agents of Law and Order p. 81
Introduction: Operation Reunion and Elian Gonzalez p. 82
A History of the American Police p. 83
Law Enforcement Agencies p. 88
The Responsibilities of the Police p. 99
Criminal Justice in Action: The Police and Domestic Violence p. 102
Policing: Organization and Strategies p. 108
Introduction: Calling for Help at Columbine p. 109
Police Organization p. 110
Police on Patrol: The Backbone of the Department p. 114
Police Investigations: The Crime Scene and Beyond p. 121
The Globalization of Law Enforcement p. 127
Refocusing on the Community p. 129
Criminal Justice in Action: The DNA Revolution p. 135
Police and the Rule of Law p. 142
Introduction: The Seat Belt Case p. 143
The Fourth Amendment p. 144
Stops and Frisks p. 146
Arrests p. 148
Lawful Searches and Seizures p. 151
The Interrogation Process and Miranda p. 157
The Identification Process p. 161
Criminal Justice in Action: Racial Profiling and the Constitution p. 163
Challenges to Effective Policing p. 169
Introduction: Learning Hard Lessons in Los Angeles p. 170
Recruitment and Training: Becoming a Police Officer p. 171
"Us versus Them": Police Subculture p. 173
The Physical and Mental Dangers of Police Work p. 176
Authority and the Use of Force p. 178
Police Corruption p. 183
Police Ethics p. 184
Police Accountability p. 187
Criminal Justice in Action: Diversity in the Police Work Force p. 188
Courts and the Quest for Justice p. 195
Introduction: The Devil's Day in Court p. 196
The Basic Principles of the American Judicial System p. 197
State Court Systems p. 200
The Federal Court System p. 201
Judges in the Court System p. 204
The Courtroom Work Group p. 207
Criminal Justice in Action: Legal Ethics on Trial: Defending the Guilty p. 214
Pretrial Procedures and the Criminal Trial p. 219
Introduction: Justice Delayed in Birmingham p. 220
Pretrial Detention: Bail p. 221
Establishing Probable Cause p. 224
The Prosecutor in Action p. 225
Pleading Guilty p. 227
Special Features of Criminal Trials p. 230
The Trial p. 234
The Jury in Action p. 239
Appeals p. 240
Criminal Justice in Action: Cameras in the Courtroom: Is Justice Served? p. 244
Punishment and Sentencing p. 250
Introduction: Dealing with Drunk Driving p. 251
The Purpose of Sentencing p. 252
The Structure of Sentencing p. 253
Individualized Justice and the Judge p. 256
Sentencing Reform p. 261
Capital Punishment--The Ultimate Sentence p. 264
Criminal Justice in Action: The Gender Factor p. 272
Probation and Community Corrections p. 279
Introduction: A Light Rap for Eminem p. 280
The Justification for Community Corrections p. 281
Probation: Doing Time in the Community p. 282
Intermediate Sanctions p. 288
Criminal Justice in Action: Boot Camps: Do They Work? p. 294
Prisons and Jails p. 301
Introduction: The Largest Corrections System in the World p. 302
A Short History of American Prisons p. 303
The Prison Population Bomb p. 306
Types of Prisons p. 308
Prison Administration p. 311
The Emergence of Private Prisons p. 313
Jails p. 314
The Consequences of our High Rates of Incarceration p. 317
Criminal Justice in Action: The End of the Line: Supermax Prisons p. 318
Behind Bars: The Life of an Inmate p. 325
Introduction: The "No Frills" Movement p. 326
Prison Culture p. 327
Prison Violence p. 330
Correctional Officers and Discipline p. 332
Protecting Prisoners' Rights p. 336
Parole and Release from Prison p. 339
Too Dangerous for Release? p. 347
Criminal Justice in Action: Protecting the Community from Sex Offenders p. 348
The Juvenile Justice System p. 354
Introduction: Old Enough to Do the Crime ... p. 355
The Evolution of American Juvenile Justice p. 356
Determining Delinquency Today p. 358
Pretrial Procedures in Juvenile Justice p. 361
Juveniles on Trial p. 364
Juvenile Corrections p. 367
Recent Trends in Juvenile Delinquency p. 368
Factors in Juvenile Delinquency p. 370
Keeping Juvenile Delinquency under Control p. 374
Criminal Justice in Action: The Bully Problem p. 375
Cyber Crime p. 381
Introduction: "Sick" Computers and a Nasty Virus p. 382
Crime and the Internet p. 383
Cyber Crimes against Persons and Property p. 383
Cyber Crimes in the Business World p. 386
Cyber Crimes against the Community p. 390
Fighting Cyber Crime p. 392
Fighting Cyber Terrorism p. 397
Criminal Justice in Action: Child Pornography and the Internet p. 398
You be the Judge: The Court's Actual Decisions p. 1
Table of Cases p. 1
Glossary p. 1
Index p. 1