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Featuring the insights of criminal justice scholars G. Larry Mays and Laura Woods Fidelie, American Courts and the Judicial Process, Second Edition, is ideal for undergraduate courts courses. It examines the many elements of the U.S. court system–its structures, functions, and key actors–addressing the major problems facing the system and considering potential solutions. This unique text also provides students with a practic...

American Criminal Procedure Today

Canadian Criminal Law and the Criminal Code is laid out to mirror the process by which each player in court (i.e. the accused, crown and judiciary) moves through the justice system chronologically, from pre-trial procedures through defences and sentencing. Key sections of the Criminal Code are included throughout and brought to life through contemporary case studies and compelling discussion questions aimed towards engaging the students fully wit...

Canadian Prisons is the most current and comprehensive corrections text that brings together the expertise of Canada’s leading academics and practitioners to provide students with an engaging view of Canada’s correctional system.

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This book covers the wide array of capital punishment topics and expounds on them by utilizing a philosophical and theoretical frameword. The book has three important and unique features:
1) A shapter on the proceses by which "hard" science (DNA) is used to address exoneration and mitigation, in terms that are understandable to the typical undergraduate.
2) A chapter on philosophy, i.e., why we punish wrongdoes. Death Penalty texts rarely go beyon...

Career Guide in Criminal Justice is the guide to getting hired and working in the criminal justice system. Featuring a straightforward and accessible writing style, it covers the three main components of the criminal justice system--law enforcement, courts, and corrections--discussing career opportunities in local, state, and federal government along with those in the private sector. The book also looks at careers in private investigations, the b...

Compelling Criminal Justice Communications motivates and assists criminal justice students to produce compelling written and oral communications. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the concrete principles involved in the production of compelling writings and briefings about crime, accompanied by both end-of-chapter review and writing exercises. The contents include broad coverage and consideration of academic as well as professiona...

Corrections: The Essentials responds to a need for a more concise presentation of corrections. It covers the essential materials for understanding the history, development and current operations of corrections in an understandable, non-complex discussion of the topics

The fourth edition of Crime and Criminology is a concise, comprehensive overview of criminological theory. By relating classical and contemporary theories to current criminological concerns through case studies and examples—such as racial profiling, sex trafficking, domestic violence, and cybercrime—the fourth edition is an up-to-date and remarkably accessible introduction to the study of theory in Canadian criminology.

This concise, accessible introduction to criminology explores how crime is defined, measured, and controlled within a Canadian context. In-depth and well-balanced, the text covers the fundamentals of the discipline before exploring sociological and non-sociological explanations of crime, criminological theory, social inequality and crime, organizational crime, and intersections between the law and the criminal justice system.

Criminal Evidence: An Introduction, Third Edition, provides comprehensive and applied coverage of the rules of evidence, along with numerous case excerpts that clearly illustrate those rules. Using engaging, straightforward language, authors John L. Worrall, Craig Hemmens, and Lisa S. Nored offer an invaluable and innovative resource for both students and instructors. Concentrating on the Federal Rules of Evidence, this distinctive text presents ...

Criminal Justice 1e is an introductory criminal justice text that emphasizes the three C's (cops, courts, corrections) and organizes engaging information on the criminal justice system in a new and approachable format.

Criminal Justice: Mainstream and Crosscurrents uses a distinctive crosscurrents theme to teach students about the complexities of the criminal justice system—and help them think critically about critical issues.

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Based on author John Sloan's thirty years of teaching ethics--and on conversations with, and research conducted on--police officers, prosecutors, defense counsel, judges, and corrections professionals, Criminal Justice Ethics: A Framework for Analysis offers students a framework for analyzing ethical issues involving criminal justice practitioners. Sloan provides a unique template that is designed to help students reach conclusions about the ethi...

A flexible and cost-effective alternative to larger texts, Criminal Justice: The Essentials, Sixth Edition, covers all the fundamental issues faced by law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and juvenile justice, leaving detailed specifics and tangential topics to the discretion of instructors to cover in class. With abundant examples—and just the right amount of sidebars and "highlights"—Criminal Justice, Sixth Edition, is the ideal resource f...

Offering a unique modified case approach, Criminal Law, Ninth Edition, uses a wide sampling of federal and state statutes and cases to provide students with a comprehensive and contemporary introduction to the field.

Leading scholar and bestselling author Sue Titus Reid employs a student-friendly and engaging writing style, eliminating complicated legal jargon from case excerpts while addressing timely, provocative issues. By employing carefully ...

The most up-to-date book on the market, Criminal Law: The Essentials, Third Edition, provides a brief yet comprehensive introduction to this fascinating and ever-evolving field in a slim, flexible, and affordable format.

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With a focus on empirical evaluation and practical application, Criminological Theories: Introduction, Evaluation, and Application, Eighth Edition, helps students draw connections between criminological theory and practical applications. In clear, engaging language, authors Ronald L. Akers, Christine S. Sellers, and Wesley G. Jennings explore each principal criminological theory using a three-part analysis: An Introduction presents a succinct exp...

Criminological Theory: Past to Present—Essential Readings is a comprehensive reader that exposes students to both classic and contemporary theories of crime. Editors Francis T. Cullen, Robert Agnew, and Pamela Wilcox provide accessible yet detailed introductions, preparing students for what they are about to read and placing each selection in context.

Criminology is a textbook with a distinctive, contemporary approach, both student-focused and research-engaged. Written for today’s undergraduates and drawing on its author team’s wealth of experience and expertise, this book provides the framework of knowledge core to exploring, understanding and explaining crime. Its goal is simple and bold: to help the reader not just think like but become a criminologist; intrigued, enga...

Ideal for undergraduate courses in criminology–especially those taught from a critical perspective–Criminology: A Sociological Approach, Sixth Edition, is a comprehensive yet highly accessible introduction to the study of crime and criminological theory. Authors Piers Beirne and James W. Messerschmidt present the topic from a sociological standpoint, emphasizing the social construction of crime and showing how crime relates to gender,...

A criminology student's essential skills toolkit from day one right through to final year project.

Timely and topical, Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice is a collection of in-depth essays on “hot-button” issues. The contributors–renowned scholars who have taught criminal justice and written extensively on legal issues–approach their material from both legal and sociological perspectives in order to give students a more nuanced understanding of each topic. Short, framing introductions preface each article and put ...

A unique and comprehensive overview of the field and its current issues, Cybercriminology analyzes cybercrimes through the lens of criminology. Featuring an accessible, conversational writing style, it first discusses traditional criminological theories of criminal behavior and then analyzes how these theories--the existing literature and empirical studies--can be applied to explain cybercrimes. The text also introduces students to types of cyber...

Foundations of Criminal Justice asks important questions often ignored in the intro course: Why is our justice system the way it is? How do we decide which actions are crimes? How is policy made? What is justice and is it achieved? Having tackled these concepts and understood the ideas and motivations underlying our justice system, students are better prepared to understand what the police, courts, and corrections do and why—and to think cr...

Gangs: An Introduction provides a wide-ranging overview ideal for courses on gangs. Opening with a discussion of early research and perspectives from the late 1920s until the early 1970s, the book then moves on to cover sociological and legal definitions of gangs; daily life and risk and protective factors; race and immigration; female gang members; drug use and selling; violence and victimization; the cultural criminology of gangs; theories on g...

This textbook will deliver a comprehensive, systematic introduction to homeland security today, including its conceptualfoundations, legal underpinnings, historical evolution, constituent federal agencies, emerging technologies, and linkages tobusinesses, non-profits, civic groups, and individual citizens.

Pollock's introductory text intends to present corrections in a new way for instructors who desire to prepare students in a problem-based, data-driven, media-savvy approach to achieve competency as correctional professionals or knowledgeable consumers of corrections' news. Each chapter will utilize current news and governmental reports along with academic studies, and have a discussion of race/ethnicity when appropriate.

Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Brief Edition 2e provides students with a mainstream table of contents and critical perspective, supported by boxed features to promote engaging and thought-provoking classroom discussions. The text includes extensive pedagogical tools to help students succeed and develop critical thinking skills.

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Introduction to Criminology: A Brief Edition provides students with coverage of core concepts supported by student-tested pedagogical tools that promote student engagement, thought-provoking classroom discussions, and critical-thinking skills.

This text provides comprehensive coverage of the effects of the digital age on juveniles, specifically social media, sexting, cyberbullying, and child pornography and abduction. A separate chapter covers the effects of media violence on juveniles,including how television, movies, and modem virtual reality video games have advanced in both content and accessibility. At the end of each chapter a world view of the topics covered offer comparative pe...

With an author team led by Bonnie S. Fisher, one of the preeminent scholars in the field, Introduction to Victimology: Contemporary Theory, Research, and Practice is ideal for victimology survey courses at any level. In contrast with competing texts, this unique volume employs an integrated approach that focuses on theory, research, and practice. It covers a wider range of issues than other texts and also addresses unique topics such as victim de...

For the Juvenile Delinquency course, myth-busting is a key challenge. This text begins each chapter with a commonly held assumption about delinquency and offers a fact-based explanation at the end, so that instructors can redirect their time to the actual research and issues in the field.

Offering a highly analytical yet balanced approach, Juvenile Delinquency: Mainstream and Crosscurrents, Third Edition, encourages students to think critically about important real-world issues including the effects of inequality, race, class, and gender on juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system. Lively, engaging, and accessible, it is ideal for juvenile delinquency courses in both criminal justice and sociology departments.

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Now in its seventh edition, Juvenile Delinquency: Causes and Control offers a clear and concise overview of the latest theories and research on the causes and control of delinquency. The text is organized around three major questions in the field: What is the nature and extent of delinquency? What are the causes of delinquency? and What strategies should we employ to control delinquency? These thought-provoking questions draw students into the te...

Juvenile Justice 5e explores youth and crime in Australia, and the institutions and agencies associated with the administration of juvenile justice. It provides an accessible introduction to the main concepts and issues of juvenile justice and critically analyses the principles, policies and practices associated with it. Juvenile Justice provides clear information across a broad range of areas, and raises a number of questions about the instituti...

The best introduction to law and society, with a sociolegal approach featuring coverage of gender, race, class, and comparative law.

Rather than providing students with "the answers," Making Sense of Criminal Justice: Policies and Practices, Third Edition, challenges them to think critically about how the criminal justice system deals with challenging situations--like the use of force by the police--and offers a framework for lively classroom discussions and debates.

Multiculturalism, Crime, and Criminal Justice, Third Edition, provides an overview of the problems and promises of cultural diversity in society and within all facets of the criminal justice system. It focuses on how different marginalized groups--African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, women, the LGBTQ community, the elderly, and juveniles--are impacted by law enforcement, the courts, and correctional agencies, ...

The Murder Book: Understanding Homicide Today provides comprehensive coverage about the theories explaining homicide. Discussions of high-profile cases, as well as details of the day to day work of investigators and the courts, provide a complete treatment of homicide.

The Oxford Handbook of Criminology provides an authoritative collection of chapters covering the core and emerging topics studied on criminology courses. With contributions from leading academics, the Handbook is the definitive guide to the discipline.

This book is supported by additional online resources for both students and lecturers.

Perspectives on Community-Based Corrections is a concise introductory text for students wishing to gain insight into community-based corrections. This text offers past experiences from practitioners, researchers, and individuals under community-based supervision, intending to provide students with a complete understanding of the environment. Along with extensive pedagogical tools, online resources, such as an Instructor's Manual, Test bank, and a...

Police & Society offers an in-depth and analytical look at policing, from police behavior and organization to operations and historical perspectives. Focusing on the relationship between the police and the community and how it has changed throughout the years, the authors explore the most important theoretical foundations and incisive research on contemporary policing and show how that research is put into practice.The text is enhanced by exp...

This book is part of the plan to build out the successful Essentials series and is envisioned as a brief treatise on policing in a similarfashion to Criminal Justice: The Essentials. It responds to a need for a more concise presentation of policing without the in-depth review of policing with all the pictures, tables and figures found in most books. This book will include the essentialmaterials for understanding the history, development and curre...

The Process of Social Research in Criminal Justice and Criminology is written with the undergraduate student and novice researcher in mind. This first edition offers a conversational writing level alongside illustrations of concepts using real criminal justice and research examples that are relevant to students’ lives.

The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour is a thrilling and comprehensive introduction to the psychological theories of criminality and violence. It examines how psychology and biology both play a role in understanding what may lead individuals to commit crime. Theoretical in approach, The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour ensures that material is presented in a way that meets the needs of both psychology and criminology students. ...

Real Criminology shows students how to think logically and critically about real, contemporary cases and issues in criminology, engaging even non-readers in a dynamic process of discovery.

This comprehensive resource for the Introduction to Criminology Course draws on the latest literature from criminology, psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, geography, philosophy, political science, economics, criminal justice, law, biology, medicine, ...

Intuitive, accessible, and filled with real-world testimonials from criminal justice scholars, Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology: A Mixed Methods Approach, Second Edition, gives students the tools they need to understand the research they read and take the first steps toward producing compelling research projects themselves. Featuring a step-by-step organization that follows the stages of a research project, it emphasizes the a...

Understanding and Using Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice shows students how to critically examine the use and interpretation of statistics, covering not only the basics but also the essential probabilistic statistics that students will need in their future careers. Taking a conceptual approach, this unique text introduces students to the mindset of statistical thinking. It presents formulas in a step-by-step manner; explains the te...

The standard text in the field, Vold's Theoretical Criminology is universally known by scholars in the discipline. Taking a largely historical approach, it discusses both classic and contemporary theories, presenting historical context and empirical research for each one.

Youth Justice offers an engaging and comprehensive introduction to youth crime and deviance in Canada. Written by experts from across the country to offer a range of perspectives on the patterns, theories, and emerging topics related to youth justice, this text blends empirical research with critical analysis while incorporating youth voices throughout. The book features a wide variety of chapters exploring unique areas in Canadian youth justice,...