Introduction to Criminal Justice

Name: Introduction to Criminal Justice
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ISBN: 9781032378817

by Bradley D. Edwards, Lawrence F. Travis III

10th Edition

Publisher: Routledge

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Print ISBN	9781032378817
eText ISBN	9781003828792
Publisher	Routledge
Publishing Year	2024
Edition	10th Edition
Language	English
Pages	502

Introduction to Criminal Justice, 10th Edition, provides students and instructors with a systematic overview of the criminal justice process across the United States. This textbook outlines the operational relationships among law enforcement agencies, judicial processing systems, and correctional institutions.

The material examines concepts of systems theory and social control alongside practical methods for evaluating crime control programs. Readers analyze crime classification models, statistical crime counting procedures, and victim surveys to evaluate how administrative bodies measure criminal activity. Furthermore, this edition addresses recent institutional changes, including the nationwide transition to NIBRS crime reporting standards and the operational impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

To support coursework for students and instructors, selected chapters incorporate specialized case study boxes. These analytical features illustrate how specific statutory laws, administrative initiatives, and technological tools function within actual field settings, offering practical institutional context alongside theoretical principles.

Chapter 1: Criminal Justice Perspectives
- • Social Control
- • Types of Social Control
- • Criminal Justice as Social Control
- • Perspecitves on Criminal Justice
- • Multidisciplinary Nature of Criminal Justice
- • Systems Theory and the Systems Approach
- • Types of Systems
- • The Environment of Criminal Justice
- • The Material Environment of Criminal Justice
- • The Ideological Environment of Criminal Justice
- • Careers
- • Policing
- • Courts
- • Corrections
- • Academic Criminal Justice
- • Examining Criminal Justice
- • Preview of Forthcoming Chapters
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 2: The Justice Process
- • The Decision Points of the Criminal Justice System
- • Detection
- • Investigation
- • Arrest
- • Initial Appearance
- • Charging
- • Arraignment
- • Trial
- • Sentencing
- • Revocation
- • The Total Criminal Justice System
- • Immigration Policy
- • Homeland Security
- • The War on Drugs
- • Domestic Violence Arrest Policies
- • The Components of Criminal Justice
- • Law Enforcement
- • Courts
- • Corrections
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 3: Crime and Crime Control
- • Defining Crime
- • Classification of Crimes and Criminals
- • Defining Criminals
- • Criminal Careers versus Career Criminals
- • Controlling Crime and Criminals
- • Law Enforcement Programs
- • Court Programs
- • Corrections Programs
- • A New Direction for Crime Control
- • Crime Control in General
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 4: Counting Crimes and Criminals
- • The Need for Numbers
- • The Impact of Ignorance
- • Official Statistics
- • The Uniform Crime Reports
- • Other Official Statistics
- • Unofficial Statistics
- • Victim Surveys
- • Self-Reports
- • Other Measures of Crime and Criminal Justice
- • Summary of Crime Statistics
- • Disparities in the Justice System
- • Age
- • Race
- • Gender
- • Understanding the Justice System
- • Criminal Justice in a Democracy
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 5: Police and Policing
- • The Development of American Policing
- • Law Enforcement in England
- • The Colonial and Early American Experience
- • The American Police
- • The Functions of Police
- • The Police as a Human Services Agency
- • The Police as a Crime Control Agency
- • The Police as a Peacekeeping Agency
- • Police Management
- • Community Policing
- • CompStat
- • Counterterrorism and Homeland Security
- • The Structure of American Policing
- • Understanding Police
- • Police and Communities
- • Police Organizations
- • Selection of Police Officers
- • Police Culture
- • Police Officer Stress
- • Policing in the Whole System
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 6: Law Enforcement in the Criminal Justice System
- • Detection
- • Investigation
- • Search
- • Interrogation
- • Other Investigatory Practices
- • Arrest
- • Due Process, Crime Control, and the Police
- • Issues in Law Enforcement
- • Police Misconduct
- • Use of Force
- • Community Relations
- • Police Crime Control
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 7: The Criminal Courts
- • The Organization of American Courts
- • Federal Courts
- • State Courts
- • Problem-Solving Courts
- • The Development of American Courts
- • The Functions of Courts
- • The Criminal Court Process
- • Initial Appearance
- • Preliminary Hearing
- • Formal Charging
- • Arraignment
- • Trial
- • Due Process, Crime Control, and the Courts
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 8: People and Problems in the Courts
- • Defense Attorneys
- • Prosecutors
- • Judges
- • Jurors
- • Issues in the Criminal Courts
- • Speedy Trial
- • The Courtroom Work Group
- • Free Press and Fair Trial
- • Victim Services
- • Plea Bargaining
- • Additional Issues in the Courts
- • The Criminal Courts in the Whole System
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 9: Sentencing: The Goals and Process of Punishment
- • The Purposes of Punishment
- • Sentencing Structures in the United States
- • Sentencing in the Justice System
- • Presentence Investigation
- • The Sentencing Hearing
- • The Parole Hearing
- • Conditions of Sentence
- • Probation
- • Incarceration
- • Issues in Sentencing
- • Disparity
- • Capital Punishment
- • Using Time as a Penalty: Truth in Sentencing
- • Intermediate Sanctions
- • Due Process, Crime Control, and Sentencing in the Whole System
- • Review Questions
Chapter 10: Incarceration
- • The Origins of American Incarceration
- • The Congregate/Segregate System Debate
- • The Changing Purposes of Prisons
- • The Organization of American Incarceration
- • Jail Organization
- • Prison Organization
- • Doing Time
- • Deprivation of Liberty
- • Deprivation of Goods and Services
- • Deprivation of Heterosexual Relations
- • Deprivation of Autonomy
- • Deprivation of Security
- • Correctional Officers: The Other Inmates
- • Incarceration in the Criminal Justice System
- • Prisoners’ Rights
- • First Amendment Protections
- • Eighth Amendment Protections
- • Fourteenth Amendment Protections
- • Due Process, Crime Control, and Incarceration
- • Review Questions
Chapter 11: Problems and Issues in Incarceration
- • Privatization
- • Ethical Issues of Privatization
- • Effectiveness of Private Prisons
- • Crowding
- • Prison Industries
- • Prison Violence
- • Interpersonal Assaults and Homicide
- • Sexual Assaults and Violence
- • Special Population Treatment
- • Medical Treatment
- • Mental Health Treatment
- • Substance Abuse Treatment
- • Continuing Pressures on Incarceration
- • Incarceration in the Total System
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 12: Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections
- • The Origins of Community Supervision
- • The Organization of Community Supervision: Probation and Parole
- • Other Forms of Community Supervision
- • Halfway Houses
- • Community Service Programs
- • Furlough Programs
- • Work and Educational Release Programs
- • Home Incarceration
- • Diversion
- • Being on Paper
- • Supervision Conditions
- • Client Perspectives
- • Officer Perspectives
- • Offender Rights in Community Supervision
- • Community Supervision in the Whole System
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 13: Issues in Community Supervision
- • Does Community Supervision Work?
- • Controlling Risk
- • Reducing Incarceration and Costs
- • Matching Punishments with Offenders
- • Shock Incarceration
- • Intensive Supervision
- • Electronic Monitoring
- • Day Reporting and Other Sanctions
- • Issues in Community Supervision
- • Financing
- • Management
- • Technology
- • Due Process, Crime Control, and Community Supervision
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 14: The Juvenile Justice System
- • Defining Delinquency
- • Measuring the Scope of the Problem
- • Official Records
- • Self-Reports of Delinquency
- • Comparing the Delinquency Measures
- • Gang Delinquency
- • Defining Gangs
- • The Extent of Gang Deviance
- • Why Do Youths Join Gangs?
- • Gang Activity
- • Responding to Gangs
- • The History of Juvenile Justice
- • The Philosophy of the Juvenile Justice System
- • The Juvenile Court Process
- • The Detention Decision
- • The Intake Decision
- • The Waiver Decision
- • Adjudication and Disposition
- • Attorneys in the Juvenile Courtroom
- • Jury Trials for Juveniles
- • Issues in Juvenile Justice
- • The Emphasis on Punitiveness
- • Constitutional Limitations of Punishment
- • The Future of Juvenile Justice
- • Developmental Approach
- • Evidence-Based Practices
- • Reemphasizing Juvenile Court
- • Restorative Justice
- • Due Process, Crime Control, and the Juvenile Justice System
- • Review Questions
- • References
Chapter 15: Discharge and Developments
- • Discharge
- • Collateral Consequences of Conviction
- • Felon Disenfranchisement
- • Recidivism
- • Defining Recidivism
- • Recidivism and Criminal Justice Policy
- • Developments in Criminal Justice
- • Increased Federalism
- • Drug Policy
- • Legitimacy of the Criminal Justice System
- • Technological Justice
- • Technology and Criminal Justice in the Total System
- • Criminal Justice: Moving Forward
- • Criminal Justice: A Final Thought
- • Review Questions
- • References