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Criminal Justice

An Introduction

  • 1st Edition - September 4, 1996
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Philip Purpura
  • Language: English

Criminal Justice: An Introduction is a complete introductory text for the most basic and widely-studied course in this subject area. Each chapter begins with behavioral object… Read more

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Criminal Justice: An Introduction is a complete introductory text for the most basic and widely-studied course in this subject area. Each chapter begins with behavioral objectives and a list of key terms. A variety of strategies are designed into the text to hold the attention of reader: key terms in bold lettering, side margin notes (containing interesting facts and challenging questions), boxed justice events and international perspectives, and over 80 photographs, tables and figures. Each chapter ends with applications that enable the student to apply the material to real life situations.This text competes with larger books by offering a complete but succinct and less expensive introduction to criminal justice, which will be more manageable for community colleges and colleges with shorter terms. The instructor's manual will assist educators with special projects and test questions and answers. The accompanying disk challenges students with interactive exercises.

Key features

An excellent entry-level textbook for undergraduate criminal justice students.Written by an instructor of criminal justice and security for over 20 years.Includes an instructor's manual and a disk with interactive exercises for students.

Readership

Market: Undergraduate criminal justice students in both two year and four year colleges.

Table of contents

PrefaceAcknowledgementsCriminal Justice and Victim JusticeMeasuring Crime and VictimizationCriminal Law and Constitutional RightsThe Criminal Justice SystemPolice: History and StructurePolice Functions, Strategies, and Legal ConstraintsPolice IssuesCourts: History and StructureThe Courtroom WorkgroupCourt IssuesCorrections: History and StructureCorrectional AlternativesCorrectional IssuesJuvenile JusticeAppendixGlossaryIndex

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 4, 1996
  • Language: English

About the author

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Philip Purpura

Philip P. Purpura has been a criminal justice educator for more than 20 years. He has directed criminal justice, security, and paralegal programs, and has practical experience as a security consultant, expert witness, security manager, corporate investigator, and police officer. Mr. Purpura is the author of several other textbooks and numerous articles published in newsletters, magazines, and journals.