Part One: The Foundations of Criminal Justice
Chapter 1: Crime and Justice in the United States 1
Chapter 2: Crime and Its Consequences 23
Chapter 3: Explaining Crime 54
Chapter 4: The Rule of Law 86

Part Two: Law Enforcement
Chapter 5: History and Structure of American Law Enforcement 126
Chapter 6: Policing: Roles, Styles, and Functions 183
Chapter 7: Policing America: Issues and Ethics 226

Part Three: The Courts
Chapter 8: The Administration of Justice 259
Chapter 9: Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty 308

Part Four: Corrections
Chapter 10: Institutional Corrections 340
Chapter 11: Prison Life, Inmate Rights, Release, and Recidivism 387
Chapter 12: Community Corrections 415

Part Five: Additional Issues in Criminal Justice
Chapter 13: Juvenile Justice 458
Chapter 14: The Future of Criminal Justice in the United States 496

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