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Product Description: This absolutely outstanding book overcomes the obstacles and impediments that beset so many others in the field of police management. Its clear, concise presentation and realistic and very thorough overview of contemporary law enforcement organizations and managerial issues make this a tightly written book that manages to cover all the relevant major topics in contemporary law enforcement management; its appealing and straightforward style will be appreciated by all users...read more

Product Description: Statistics provide information about the nature of crime and exactly which factors should be addressed in the attempt to minimize its occurrence. Statistical analysis has far-reaching effects at all levels of the criminal justice system--from patrol officers to precinct captains to criminal courts to the Department of Justice...read more

Focusing on pure criminology (not criminal justice systems topics), this book takes a broad approach to criminological theory, incorporating sociology, psychology, biology, and ecology. The text blends the theoretical and applied aspects of criminology, incorporating timely topics such as gang violence, substance abuse, serial murder, and satanic cults. Writing from a social sciences perspective, the authors explore why and how crime occurs, and how this knowledge can guide policy development. The authors show the interplay of theory, research, and public policy throughout the text.

Product Description: For undergraduate-level courses in Statistics. Written for students with little or no background in statistics and as a refresher course for graduate students and practitioners, this introduction focuses on statistical tools typically used in the social sciences...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This concise, affordable volume accomplishes two major goals. First, it provides an informative overview of the U.S. juvenile justice system, outlining the processes by which the system deals with a wide range of illegal activities...read more

Product Description: This textbook is specifically designed to give criminology and law students the elements of social statistics. Using examples entirely from criminology, law and justice research, the authors begin with simple mathematical notation and manipulation and work up through: } definitions of major terms } reading of graphs, charts and tables } theoretical basis of statistics, with discussions of probability, sampling and hypothesis testing...read more

Product Description: This third edition is designed as an introduction to research methods in criminal justice techniques. The detailed information that is generated by research is a management tool that has become a significant part of criminal justice operations...read more

Product Description: The American Juvenile Justice System, designed as an introductory text, gives a concise overview of the structure and processes of juvenile justice as practiced in the United States. The changing philosophies of juvenile justice and delinquency, the structure of juvenile courts, the rights of juveniles and ways of evaluating the effectiveness of juvenile justice programmes are all discussed in this comprehensive work...read more