Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process

The best-selling Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process uses a practical, applied approach to teach students the foundations of the U.S. criminal justice system. Award-winning authors Kenneth J. Peak and Tamara D. Madensen-Herold draw on their many years of combined practitioner and academic experience to explain the importance of criminal justice and show how key trends, emerging issues, and practical lessons can be applied in the field. The Fourth Edition keeps students up to date with new content on recent cases, cybercrime, policing strategies, drug abuse, human trafficking, terrorism, immigration, and much more.   This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package.

Table of Contents:
PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE AUTHORS PART I: CRIMINAL JUSTICE AS A SYSTEM: THE BASICS Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: Essential Themes and Practices Introduction Foundations of Criminal Justice: Legal and Historical Bases Crime Control and Due Process: Do Ends Justify Means? Discretion: Making and Applying the Law The Criminal Justice Process: An Overview of Flow and Functions The Wedding Cake Model of Criminal Justice Ethics Throughout the Criminal Justice System In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 2: Foundations of Law and Crime: Nature, Elements, and Measurement Introduction Common Law and Its Progeny Modern-Day Sources and Hierarchy of Law Criminal and Civil Law Substantive and Procedural Law Essential Elements: Mens Rea and Actus Reus Felonies and Misdemeanors Offense Definitions and Categories Measuring Crime and Victimization In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 3: Theories of Criminality and Crime Introduction Classical and Positivist Theories Biological, Trait, and Developmental Theories Social Structure Theories Social Process Theories Social Conflict Theories Feminist Theories Environmental Criminology Theories In Their Own Words: Offenders Speak In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 4: Ethical Essentials: Doing Right When No One Is Watching Introduction Good Examples of Bad Examples Philosophical Foundations Ethics in Policing Ethics in the Courts Ethical Conduct of Federal Employees Ethics in Corrections Ethics Tests for the Criminal Justice Student In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing PART II: THE POLICE Chapter 5: Police Organization: Structure and Functions Introduction English and Colonial Roots: An Overview Policing Comes to the United States Federal Law Enforcement State Agencies Local Agencies: Municipal Police Departments and Sheriff’s Offices Interested in a Career? Some General Considerations On Guard: The Private Police In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 6: Police at Work: Patrolling and Investigating Introduction From Citizen to Patrol Officer Having the “Right Stuff”: Defining the Role Stressors in Police Work Use of Discretion Community Policing and Problem Solving The Work of Forensics and Detectives In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 7: Policing Methods and Challenges: Issues of Force, Liability, and Technologies Introduction Use of Force: A Sacred Trust When Failing the Public Trust: Civil Liability Selected Technologies: Uses and Concerns In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 8: Expounding the Constitution: Laws of Arrest, Search, and Seizure Introduction The Fourth Amendment The Fifth Amendment The Sixth Amendment In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing PART III: THE COURTS Chapter 9: Court Organization: Structure, Functions, and the Trial Process Introduction American Courts: A Dual Court System State Courts Federal Courts Making Preparations: Pretrial Processes The Trial Process Technologies in the Courts In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 10: The Bench and the Bar: Those Who Judge, Prosecute, and Defend Introduction Those Who Would Be Judges: Selection Methods and Issues Judges’ Benefits, Training, and Challenges The Art of Judging, Courtroom Civility, and Judicial Misconduct The Attorneys Courtroom Work Group Defenses In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 11: Court Methods and Challenges: Sentencing and Punishment Introduction Purposes of Punishment Types of Sentences to Be Served Sentencing Guidelines Victim Impact Statements Capital Punishment Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances Criminal Appeals In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing PART IV: CORRECTIONS Chapter 12: Prisons and Jails: Structure and Function Introduction Correctional Facilities as Organizations State Prisons as Organizations Federal Prisons Supermax Prisons Private Prisons Jails as Organizations Technologies in Correctional Facilities: Going After Contraband In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 13: The Inmates’ World: The “Keepers” and the “Kept” Introduction The Nature of Incarceration Prison and Jail as Work Issues of Prison Governance Prisoners’ Constitutional Rights Preparation for Reentry and Aftercare In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 14: Corrections in the Community: Probation, Parole, and Other Alternatives to Incarceration Introduction Why Alternatives to Incarceration? Origins of Probation and Parole Probation and Parole Today Do Probation and Parole Work? Functions of Probation and Parole Officers Other Alternatives: Intermediate Sanctions Confronting Recidivists: The Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model Restorative Justice In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing PART V: SPANNING THE SYSTEM: METHODS AND ISSUES Chapter 15: Juvenile Justice: Philosophy, Law, and Practices Introduction History of Juvenile Justice Unique Philosophy, Principles, and Goals Juvenile Offending Today: Extent and Possible Causes Youth Gangs: An Overview Aftercare and Reentry Significant Court Decisions In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing Chapter 16: On the Crime Policy and Prevention Agenda: Drug Abuse, Sex Trafficking, Terrorism, and Immigration Introduction America’s Drug Epidemic Sex Trafficking Policing Terrorism Immigration: Who Should be Coming to America? In a Nutshell Key Terms & Concepts Review Questions Learn by Doing APPENDIX: BILL OF RIGHTS ASSESS YOUR AWARENESS ANSWERS GLOSSARY NOTES INDEX

About the Author :
Kenneth J. Peak is emeritus professor and former chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, University of Nevada, Reno, where he was named “Teacher of the Year” by the university’s Honor Society. Following four years as a municipal police officer in Kansas, he subsequently held positions as a nine-county criminal justice planner for southeast Kansas; director of a four-state technical assistance institute for the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (based at Washburn University in Topeka); director of university police at Pittsburg State University (Kansas); acting director of public safety, University of Nevada, Reno; and assistant professor of criminal justice at Wichita State University. He has authored or coauthored 37 additional textbooks (relating to general policing, community policing, criminal justice administration, police supervision and management, and women in law enforcement), two historical books (on Kansas temperance and bootlegging), and more than 60 journal articles and invited book chapters. He is past chair of the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and past president of the Western Association of Criminal Justice. He received two gubernatorial appointments to statewide criminal justice committees while residing in Kansas and holds a doctorate from the University of Kansas. Tamara D. Madensen is an associate professor of criminal justice and graduate director at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She holds a doctorate from the University of Cincinnati. Her research interests include crime opportunity structures, place management, and crowd violence. She is the recipient of UNLV’s Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award, Faculty Excellence Award, and Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Teaching Award. Her publications propose, extend, or test crime science theoretical models. They also help to translate research findings into practice and policy. Her work has appeared in various outlets, including Criminology and Justice Quarterly. She has published numerous practitioner-focused research papers, including two Problem-Oriented Policing Guides funded by the COPS Office and research monographs selected as Herman Goldstein Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing Award finalists. Her book Preventing Crowd Violence (co-edited with Johannes Knutsson), has been translated into two foreign languages. Dr. Madensen serves as director of UNLV’s Crowd Management Research Council, and conducts research and training for police agencies, major sports leagues, and private industries.

Review :
"A very comprehensive textbook that enlightens students new to Criminal Justice." "This text addresses all of the parts of the criminal justice system. It has great resources and the student can get a good grasp on the parts of the criminal justice system." “Excellent and comprehensive overview of the criminal justice system!”