This book features unique graphics and contemporary data and research, developed by Joycelyn Pollock, criminologist, and University Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice, Texas State University.
Criminal Justice in America: The Politics Behind the System provides an introduction to the American system of criminal justice, with politics as its underlying theme. The basic premise is that...
American Corrections in Brief. 3rd ed. Boston: Cengage. DeLisi, M., and P. J. Conis. 2019. American Corrections: Theory, Research, Policy & Practice. 3rd ed. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. Petersilia, J., and J. Threatt.
Finally, an alternative critical approach to introductory criminal justice! Criminal Justice in America: A Critical View paves the way for discussions on controversial issues of racial and economic inequities found...
Williams was convicted of murdering four people in 1979; he was sentenced to death in 1981. From San Quentin's death row, he wrote nine children's books warning about the dangers of gang life, for which he was twice nominated for the ...
DeKeseredy , Walter S. , and Martin D. Schwartz . 1996. Contemporary Criminology . Belmont , CA : Wadsworth . ... Santa Fe , NM : Red Crane Books . Elias , Robert . 1986. The Politics of Victimization : References 297.
This book offers a valuable and contemporary overview of how the American criminal justice system impacts Native Americans on both sides of the law.
This text offers a concise, affordable and reader-friendly introduction to the criminal justice system.
A discussion of suicide, including the causes of suicidal behavior, the recognition of and response to its symptoms, and methods of prevention.
Crime and Justice in American Society