Inside Criminal Justice: Thinking about Police, Courts, and
Corrections provides students with a comprehensive and critical
exploration of the U.S. criminal justice system.
Opening chapters introduce criminal justice as a system, a career, and
an academic discipline; identify the main types of crimes in American
jurisprudence; define crime; and explain how the criminalization process
works. Additional chapters describe approaches to justice in American
society, criminal injustice, the complexities and realities of police
work, and police reform. Students learn about democratic policing,
police powers and the rights of citizens, federal and state courts, the
roles of prosecutors and judges in the courtroom, defendants' rights,
and the practices of criminal defense attorneys. Sentencing, mass
incarceration, institutional corrections, community corrections, the
death penalty, and juvenile justice are covered. Learning outcomes,
chapter summaries, discussion questions, key terms, and references
enrich the student reading and learning experience.
Inside Criminal Justice is designed for introductory courses in
criminal justice.