Corrections and the Criminal Justice System

Corrections and the Criminal Justice System is designed to help students understand corrections in relation to the entire criminal justice system. This text begins with an overview of the field of criminal justice and covers the components of the criminal justice system that an offender must pass through prior to his/her corrections experience (police, courts, and sentencing). The second part of the text shows students how corrections is interconnected and related to the other aspects of the criminal justice system.

Product details

• Authors: Betsy A. Matthews, David C. May, David C. Minor May, David C./ Minor May, Kevin I. Minor, Rick Ruddell
• Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2006
• EAN: 9780763735005
• ISBN: 978-0-7637-3500-5
• No. of pages: 585
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Taxes; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology