Table of Contents

Part I: THE NATURE OF CRIME, LAW, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.1. Crime and Criminal Justice.2. The Nature of Crime and Victimization.3. Criminal Law: Substance and Procedure.4. Criminal Justice in the New Millennium: Terrorism, Homeland Security and Cyber Crime.Part II: THE POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.5. Police in Society: History and Organization.6. The Police: Role and Function.7. Issues in Policing: Professional, Social, and Legal.Part III: COURTS AND ADJUDICATION.8. Courts, Prosecution, and the Defense.9. Pretrial Procedures.9. The Criminal Trial.11. Punishment and Sentencing.Part IV: CORRECTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE SANCTIONS.12. Community Sentences: Probation, Intermediate Sanctions, and Restorative Justice.13. Corrections: History, Institutions, and Populations.14. Prison Life: Living in and Leaving Prison.Part V: JUVENILE JUSTICE.15. The Juvenile Justice System.