Crime and Justice An Introduction

PART 1: CRIME, CRIMINALS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 1. Crime: Problems of Definition and Law. 2. How Much Crime?: The Problems of Perception and Statistics. 3. Of Crimes and Criminals. 4. Understanding Crime and Criminals: Theories of Causation. 5. The System of Criminal Justice. PART 2: REACTING TO CRIME. 6. The Police: History and Goals. 7. The Structure of Law Enforcement in America. 8. Police Organization and Operation. 9. Issues in Policing. 10. Federal and State Courts. 11. The Lawyers: Judge, Prosecutor, and Defense Attorney. 12. Seeking Justice: Plea Bargaining, Trials, and Sentencing. PART 3: REACTING TO CRIMINALS. 13. The Question of Punishment: Jails. 14. The Question of Punishment: Prisons. 15. The Question of Punishment: Alternatives to Incarceration.Abadinsky, Howard is the author of 'Crime and Justice An Introduction', published 1992 under ISBN 9780830412525 and ISBN 0830412522.