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Introduction to Criminal Justice
A Balanced Approach

Second Edition


November 2017 | 584 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

“Very thorough text that makes great use of high-profile cases to engage students and foster a passion for criminal justice.”
 —Patricia Ahmed, South Dakota State University

Introduction to Criminal Justice, Second Edition, provides students with balanced, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of the criminal justice system. Authors Brian K. Payne, Willard M. Oliver, and Nancy E. Marion cover criminal justice from a student-centered perspective by identifying the key issues confronting today’s criminal justice professionals. Students are presented with objective, research-driven material through an accessible and concise writing style that makes the content easier to comprehend. By exploring criminal justice from a broad and balanced perspective, students will understand how decision making is critical to the criminal justice process and their future careers.

The fully updated Second Edition has been completely revised to include new studies and current examples that are relatable to today’s students. Two new feature boxes have been added to this edition to help students comprehend and apply the content. “You Have the Right to…” gives insight into several Constitutional amendments and their relationship with criminal justice today; and “Politics and Criminal Justice” explores current political hot topics surrounding the justice system and the debates that occur on both sides of the political aisle.

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Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 
Chapter 1: Introduction to Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice System

 
The Justice Process

 
The Roles of Criminal Justice

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 2: Perspectives on Crime and Criminal Justice Research
Legal Perspectives of Crime

 
Social Perspectives of Crime

 
Behavioral Perspectives of Crime

 
Research in Criminal Justice

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 3: An Introduction to Measuring Crime and Crime Patterns
Measuring the Extent of Crime

 
Strategies Used to Measure the Amount of Crime

 
Crime Patterns

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 4: An Introduction to Crime Typologies
Why Study Criminal Justice and Crime Typologies?

 
Violent Crime

 
Property Crime

 
Public Order Crime

 
Crime Within Complex Organizations

 
Juvenile Offending

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 5: An Introduction to Criminological Theory
Why Study the Causes of Crime?

 
Crime as a Product of Choice

 
Crime as a Product of Biological Factors

 
Crime as a Product of Social Factors

 
Crime as a Product of Social Psychological Factors

 
Crime as a Product of Cognitive Processes

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
PART II: POLICING
 
Chapter 6: An Introduction to Policing: History and Structure
Types of Societies and Policing

 
The English System of Policing

 
The American System of Policing

 
Policing in America Today

 
The Structure of Modern Police Departments

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 7: Police Strategies
Police Strategy Studies

 
Police Patrol Deployment

 
Broken Windows Theory and Policing

 
Community Policing

 
Problem-Oriented Policing

 
Targeted Policing

 
Four Related Strategies

 
CompStat

 
Homeland Security and Policing

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 8: Issues in Policing
External Issues

 
Internal Issues

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
PART III: THE COURTS
 
Chapter 9: An Introduction to the Courts: History, Structure, and Actors
History of the Courts

 
Types of Courts

 
Federal Courts

 
State Courts

 
Actors: Courtroom Workgroup

 
Technology

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 10: The Judicial Process
Arrest/Booking

 
The Charging Decision

 
Pretrial

 
Trial

 
Sentencing

 
Appeals

 
Defendants’ Rights

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 11: Issues in the Courts
Issues Stemming From Overcrowding

 
Issues Related to Court Processes

 
Legal Issues Related to the Courts

 
Issues Related to Innovations in the Courts

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
PART IV: CORRECTIONS
 
Chapter 12: An Introduction to Corrections: History, Structure, and Actors
Goals of Punishment

 
History of Punishment

 
Structure of Corrections

 
Actors Working in Corrections

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 13: Punishing Offenders in Prisons, Jails, and the Community
The Incarceration Experience

 
Releasing Inmates Back Into the Community

 
The Structure of Probation and Parole

 
Types of Alternative Sanctions

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Chapter 14: Issues in Corrections
General Issues for Prisoners

 
General Issues for Corrections Employees

 
Issues Related to Working With Different Types of Offenders

 
Issues Related to Punishment Strategies

 
Learning About Corrections

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
PART V: CONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES
 
Chapter 15: Current and Future Criminal Justice Issues
International Issues

 
Terrorism

 
Cybercrime

 
The Aging of the Criminal Justice System

 
The Evolution of Criminal Justice Policies

 
Concluding Remarks

 
Just the Facts: Chapter Summary

 
Key Terms

 
Critical Thinking Questions

 
 
Appendix: Constitution of the United States
 
Admissible or Inadmissible Evidence Answer Key
 
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Answer Key
 
Glossary
 
Notes
 
Index

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“Very thorough text that makes great use of high profile cases to engage students and foster a passion for criminal justice.”

Patricia Ahmed
South Dakota State University

“ Introduction to Criminal Justice – a balanced approach by Payne, Oliver, and Marion is THE Introduction to Criminal Justice text I have spent years searching for.  The authors cover important areas often missed in introduction text – research and criminology.  I find the instructor materials and student materials spot on!  Bravo Payne, Oliver, and Marion.”

Joel Cox
Liberty University

“Good  overview of current system and details of the introduction to the field of CJ. A practical guide to those wanting to work in CJ…”

Terry Beitzel
James Madison University

“This particular textbook is a comprehensive detailed textbook that introduces to students to Criminal Justice.  This particular textbook would be appropriate for a freshman level/1st year student Introduction to Criminal Justice course.  The textbook is detailed and well written that will allow students to think critically while remain engaged in the topics from chapter to chapter.”

Jennifer Bourgeois
Lone Star College – CyFair

“This comprehensive text provides students with an introductory understanding of the criminal justice system. Through a balanced approach, this student-centered text presents material in a clear and concise way.”

Matasha Harris
Bowie State University

“I would describe the text as a very solid Introductory text.  I would recommend the book.  It has an easy to use instructor companion site which is something that most professors I know really look for.  The material is for the most part very good and students friendly.”

David Bish
Penn State DuBois

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