Part One: The Foundations of Criminal Justice
    Chapter One: Crime and Justice in the United States
    Chapter Two: Crime and Its Consequences
    Chapter Three: Explaining Crime
    Chapter Four: The Rule of Law

Part Two: Law Enforcement
    Chapter Five: History and Structure of American Law Enforcement
    Chapter Six: Policing: Roles, Styles, and Functions
    Chapter Seven: Policing America: Issues and Ethics

Part Three: The Courts
    Chapter Eight: The Administration of Justice
    Chapter Nine: Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Part Four: Corrections
    Chapter Ten: Institutional Corrections
    Chapter Eleven: Prison Life, Inmate Rights, Release, and Recidivism
    Chapter Twelve: Community Corrections

Part Five: Additional Issues in Criminal Justice
    Chapter Thirteen: Juvenile Justice
    Chapter Fourteen: The Future of Criminal Justice in the United States