Criminal Justice With Casebook Plus

All chapters include "Chapter Outline," "Chapter Summary," "Vocabulary Review," "Names and Events to Remember," "Think about This," "Content Select." Most chapters include "Careers in the System," "Diversity in the System," "Ethics in the System," and "Criminal Justice in the World" boxed features. I. INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE. 1. Criminal Justice. Introduction: Fear, Terror, and the Criminal Justice System. Rioting and Crime in the 1960s and 1970s. The New Challenge: WTC 9/11. Law and Order versus Individual Rights. What Is Terrorism? Roles of the Criminal Justice System in the War on Terrorism. Criminal Justice as an Academic Discipline. Conclusion: A New Future for Criminal Justice. 2. The Criminal Justice Process. Introduction: People and Processes in Criminal Justice. Counting Crime. The Search to Define the Criminal Justice System. Criminal Justice Models. The Due Process Model. Conclusion: Goals of Due Process. II. CRIME AND THE LAW. 3. Criminal Behavior: Definitions and Causes. Introduction: Early Thoughts on Criminal Behavior. Moral Perspectives. Criminology. Explanations of Criminal Behavior. Biological Explanations. Psychological Explanations. Sociological Explanations. Conclusion: Criminal Behavior is Learned. 4. Criminal Law: Control Versus Liberty. Introduction: The Rule of Law. The Making of Law. Limits of the Law. Elements of a Crime. Defenses against Charges of Criminal Conduct. Crimes by Law. Conclusion: Criminal Law is a Pillar of Social Order. 5. Due Process and Police Procedure. Introduction: Procedural Law and Oversight of the Police. Rules of Evidence. Search and Seizure. Other Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule. Interrogations and Confessions. Arrests. Oversight of Police Practice and Procedure. Prosecution of Police Officers. Conclusion: Police Accountability. III. THE POLICE. 6. Historical Development of American Policing. Introduction: Life without the Police. A Short History of the Evolution of Policing. Roots of American Policing. The English Response to Crime. The Development of Policing in America. Foundations of Modern American Policing,1900-1930. Origins of Federal Law Enforcement. Conclusion: Life with the Police. 7. Roles and Functions of the Police. Introduction: Who are the Police? Understanding Jurisdiction. County Law Enforcement Agencies. The City Police: "The Cops." The State Police. Special Police. Federal Law Enforcement. Conclusion: Decentralization and Society. 8. Police Professionalism and the Community. Introduction: Impacts of Professionalism on Policing. Selection of Police Officers. Training of Police Officers. Policing Strategies. Community Policing. Professionalizing Influences on Police Departments. IV. THE COURTS. 9. The Court System and Adjudication Process. Introduction: The Court as the Hub of the Criminal Justice System. The Federal Court System. Characteristics of the State Court System. Lawyers and Judges. Conclusion: The Judicial System as the Protector of Constitutional Rights. 10. Courtroom Participants and the Trial. Introduction: The Adjudication Process. Jurisdiction. Charges and Proceedings before Trial. Preparation for the Criminal Trial. Participants in the Criminal Trial. The Criminal Trial. Conclusion: The Trial: Justice Is the Goal. 11. Sentencing and Sanctions. Introduction: Convicted - Now What? Purpose of Criminal Sanctions.