PART ONE: The Foundations of Crime and Justice
1 "Criminal Justice" in America
2 Crime and the Nature of Law
3 Legal and Behavioral Aspects of Crime
4 Criminal Statistics and the Extent of Crime
5 The Process of Justice: An Overview
PART TWO: The Police
6 Police Systems in the United States: History and Structure
7 Enforcing the Law and Keeping the Peace: The Nature and Scope of Police Work
8 The Law of Arrest, Search, and Seizure: Police and the Constitution
9 Police Misconduct and Police Integrity
PART THREE: The Courts
10 The Structure of American Courts
11 The Courtroom Work Group and the Right to Counsel
12 The Business of the Court: From First Appearance Through Trial
13 Sentencing, Appeal, and the Judgment of Death
PART FOUR: Corrections
14 From Walnut Street to Alcatraz: The American Prison Experience
15 Penitentiaries, Prisons, and Other Correctional Institutions: A Look Inside the Inmate World
16 Prison Conditions and Inmate Rights
17 Probation, Parole, and Community-Based Correction
PART FIVE: Juvenile Justice
18 Juvenile Justice: An Overview