Introduction to Criminal Justice
About This Book
1.1 Crime and the Criminal Justice System Shanell Sanchez; Kate McLean; and Pamela Simek Theft as a Child The first lesson in crime, or criminality (and private property), I remember was when I was a toddler. Walking through the checkout at the supermarket, I began filling my play purse with candy. I knew that we had to buy items at the store—after all, my parents were paying for our food—but somehow it didn’t seem wrong to just take the candy. Since I made no effort to hide my theft, my parents
| Category | general |
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| Subject | Crime and criminology |
| Year | 2023 |
| Authors | |
| Chapters | 69 |
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| Institution | Bossier Parish Community College, Dillard University, Louisiana State University, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Southern University at New Orleans |
| License | Creative Commons - Attribution Share-Alike - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
Chapters
- 1.1 Crime and the Criminal Justice System
- 1.2 Deviance, Rule Violations, and Criminality
- 1.4 Consensus View and Decriminalizing Laws
- 1.6 The Four C’s: Cops, Courts, Corrections – and Citizens
- 1.9 Media Coverage of Crimes
- References
- 2.3 What is Criminology?
- 2.4 Where Do Criminological Theories Come From?
- 2.5 The Classical School of Criminological Theory
- 2.6 The Positivist School of Criminological Theory
- 2.7 The Chicago School of Criminological Theory
- 2.9 The Contemporary School of Criminological Theory
- 2.10 Criminological Schools and Their Theories
- References
- 3.2 Civil, Criminal, and Moral Wrongs
- 3.5 Sources of Law: Administrative Law, Common Law, Case Law and Court Rules
- 3.9 Procedural Law
- 3.11 The First Amendment
- 3.12 The Second Amendment
- 3.15 The Sixth Amendment
- References
- 4.1 History of Policing in New Orleans
- 4.2 Sir Robert Peel
- 4.3 Levels of Policing and Role of Police
- 4.5 Police Diversity and Recruitment
- 4.6 Police Misconduct, Accountability, and Corruption
- 4.9 Police Accountability: Body Cameras
- 4.10 Police Accountability: Federal Interventions
- 4.11 Police Accountability: Reducing Discretion
- 5.2 Jurisdiction
- 5.3 Structure of the Courts: The Dual Court and Federal Court System
- 5.4 Structure of the Courts: State Courts
- 5.6 The Appeals Process, Standard of Review, and Appellate Decisions
- 5.7 Courtroom Players: Prosecutors
- 5.9 Courtroom Workgroup: Defense Attorneys
- 6.2 Indeterminate Sentencing
- 6.4 Presumptive Sentencing Guidelines
- 6.5 Mandatory Minimums and Sentencing Enhancements
- 6.6 Other Sentences: Physical Punishment
- References
- 7.2 Retribution
- 7.3 Deterrence
- 7.5 Rehabilitation
- 7.8 Growth of Prisons in the United States
- 7.9 Types of Prisons
- 7.10 Prison Levels
- 8.2 Intermediate Sanctions
- 8.3 Probation
- 8.4 Boot Camps/Shock Incarceration
- 8.5 Drug Courts
- 8.7 House Arrest
- 8.8 Community Residential Facilities
- 8.10 Parole
- 9.2 Juvenile Justice Introduction
- 9.3 History of the Juvenile Justice System
- 9.4 Invention of Delinquency
- 9.5 Juvenile Justice System
- 9.6 Due Process Revolution in Juvenile Court
- 9.7 The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
- 9.9 Returning to Rehabilitation in the Contemporary Juvenile Justice System
- 9.11 Juvenile Institutions
- References
- 10.1 Current Issues: Mass Incarceration
- 10.2 Current Issues: The War on Drugs and Gangs
- 10.4 Current Issues: Transcarceration
- 10.5 Current Issues: The Revolving Door
- 10.6 Current Issues: Terrorism in America
- 10.7 Cybercrime
- 10.8 Homeland Security