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Tables of Contents for Criminal Justice in Action
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Part One The Criminal Justice System
1
110
Criminal Justice Today
2
34
Criminal Justice in Action Crime and the Media
28
8
Measuring and Explaining Crime
36
38
Criminal Justice in Action The Growing Role of the Victim
64
10
Criminal Law
74
37
Criminal Justice in Action Terrorism and American Criminal Law
104
7
Part Two The Police
111
156
Police: Agents of Law and Order
112
38
Criminal Justice in Action Police and Gun Control
142
8
Policing: Organizations and Strategies
150
44
Criminal Justice in Action The DNA Revolution
186
8
Police and the Rule of Law
194
38
Criminal Justice in Action Constitutional Handcuffs?
224
8
Challenges to Effective Policing
232
35
Criminal Justice in Action Police in the Media: Good Guys or Bad?
258
9
Part Three Criminal Courts
267
148
Courts and the Quest for Justice
268
32
Criminal Justice in Action Is Justice for Sale?
294
6
Pretrial Procedures: The Adversary System in Action
300
36
Criminal Justice in Action Legal Ethics on Trial: Defending the Guilty
328
8
The Criminal Trial
336
38
Criminal Justice in Action Cameras in the Courtroom: Is Justice Served?
366
8
Punishment and Sentencing
374
41
Criminal Justice in Action Victims and Retribution
406
9
Part Four Corrections
415
144
Probation and Community Corrections
416
36
Criminal Justice in Action Boot Camps: Do They Work?
442
10
Prisons and Jails
452
36
Criminal Justice in Action The End of the Line: Supermax Prisons
478
10
Life Behind Bars
488
34
Criminal Justice in Action Back on the Chain Gang
514
8
Reentry into Society
522
37
Criminal Justice in Action Protecting the Community from Sex Offenders
550
9
Part Five Special Issues
559
101
The Juvenile Justice System
560
36
Criminal Justice in Action Gangs and Guns
588
8
The Ongoing War against Illegal Drugs
596
36
Criminal Justice in Action The Global Drug War
622
10
Diversity Issues in the Criminal Justice System
632
28
Criminal Justice in Action Hate Crimes and the Law
660
1
Glossary
Index of Cases
Name Index
Subject Index