This eighth edition of Criminal Justice is designed to keep instructors and students up-to-date with new statistics and major court decisions, and most importantly with the many changes in the criminal justice system that have occurred in this post-9/11 period in American history: complete coverage of the war on terrorism, analysis of both domestic and international terrorism, the Department of Homeland Security, the USA Patriot Act, harbor policing, Camp Delta (Guantanamo Bay, Cuba), military tribunals, and more.
New content includes integrated coverage of today’s headline-makers; up-to-date coverage of Supreme Court cases, criminal statistics, and criminal law; an extended section on some of better known theories of crime causation; incorporation of terrorism and white collar crime discussions into the text; and the Chapter 5 exhibit "An Overview of the Justice Process," redesigned as a pullout study aid.
"A View from the Field" is a major new feature with eight exhibits consisting of essays written by Inciardi and others with direct experience working in the field in order to share with students "the unexpected" (a meeting with cocaine kingpin Pablo Escober), the bizarre (the author’s many visits to Brooklyn, New York’s Gothic Horror, the Raymond Street Jail), and the perils (the time the author got arrested in a Miami in a crack house) of the fascinating world of criminal justice.
"Famous Criminals", appearing in the margins of each chapter, is a new feature that offers brief biographical sketches and accompanying photos that profile a range of eccentric characters, from the "Birdman of Alcatraz" and "Son of Sam" to "the Night Stalker" and LSD guru Timothy Leary.
Detailed discussion of some of the more explosive issues in criminal justice today: White-collar and corporate crime, the AMBER alert system, sexual harassment in the military, DNA advancements, the post-partum depression defense, sex work in a subculture of violence, prescription drug diversion, prisoner re-entry, juveniles in the adult court system, and more.
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