Book Title: Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System

Authors: Kate McLean; Alison S. Burke; David Carter; Brian Fedorek; Tiffany Morey; Lore Rutz-Burri; and Shanell Sanchez

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Book Description: This OER covers law enforcement, criminal courts, sentencing, penal institutions, and community-based sanctions. It also includes historical and contemporary perspectives on components of the criminal justice system, as well as the legal and constitutional frameworks in which they operate. Order a print copy: http://www.lulu.com/shop/alison-s-burke-and-david-carter-and-brian-fedorek-and-tiffany-morey/introduction-to-the-american-criminal-justice-system/paperback/product-24027992.html

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Book Description

This book provides an overview of the criminal justice system and its primary components in the United States. Students will gain familiarity with the workings of, and relationship between, the police, courts, and both institutional and community corrections; it also spends significant time discussing the history of crime (and criminology) at the local, state, and national levels. While this book aims to give students a solid understanding of basic legal concepts and vocabulary, it will also take a socio-historical perspective that relates the evolution of US criminal justice to the contemporary structure of American society. Finally, this book is designed to support a primary research project that explores the relationship between individuals’ experiences of criminal victimization, attitudes toward firearms, and confidence in the police.

Book Source

This book is a cloned version of SOU-CCJ230 Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System by Alison S. Burke, David Carter, Brian Fedorek, Tiffany Morey, Lore Rutz-Burri, and Shanell Sanchez, published using Pressbooks by Open Oregon Educational Resources under a CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) license. It may differ from the original.

Authors

Kate McLean; Alison S. Burke; David Carter; Brian Fedorek; Tiffany Morey; Lore Rutz-Burri; and Shanell Sanchez

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Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System Copyright © 2019 by Alison S. Burke, David Carter, Brian Fedorek, Tiffany Morey, Lore Rutz-Burri, and Shanell Sanchez is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Subject

Legal aspects of criminology

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Title
Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System
Authors
Kate McLean; Alison S. Burke; David Carter; Brian Fedorek; Tiffany Morey; Lore Rutz-Burri; and Shanell Sanchez
Editor
Kayleen U Oka
License

Icon for the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System Copyright © 2019 by Alison S. Burke, David Carter, Brian Fedorek, Tiffany Morey, Lore Rutz-Burri, and Shanell Sanchez is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

Primary Subject
Legal aspects of criminology
Institution
The Pennsylvania State University
Publisher
Open Oregon Educational Resources