Criminal Justice Essentials

Features:

• Revised and updated to reflect recent research and statutory changes, provides a comprehensive and concise overview of the U.S. criminal justice system.
• Authoritative and comprehensive overview of the U.S. criminal justice system.
• Includes legal decisions as a basis for much of the textual explanations. Accurately interprets the legal decisions and includes citations.
• Features references to current affairs and developments to illustrate legal principles in action
• Well-structured, teachable text. Pedagogy includes thoughtful learning objectives, chapter outlines and overviews, key terms with marginal definitions, and helpful charts and figures.