Criminal Justice Introductory Cases and Materials

Criminal Justice: Introductory Cases & Materials begins with an introduction to the concept of crime, & addresses major issues surrounding that concept - such as how we measure criminality, its variety, & the justifications we employ punishing it. This is followed by an introduction to processing institutions - police, prosecutor, defense attorney, courts, sentencing & corrections. The book stresses the relations among these institutions & illustrates them with examples.Kaplan, John is the author of 'Criminal Justice Introductory Cases and Materials', published 1991 under ISBN 9780882778730 and ISBN 0882778730.