CJ: Realities and Challenges ISE

Part 1 Crime, Law, and the Criminal Justice System


CHAPTER 1: What Is the Criminal Justice System?
CHAPTER 2: Types of Crime
CHAPTER 3: Causes of Crime
CHAPTER 4: Criminal Law and Defenses


Part 2 Law Enforcement


CHAPTER 5: Overview of Policing
CHAPTER 6: Policing Operations
CHAPTER 7: Legal and Special Issues in Policing


Part 3 Adjudication


CHAPTER 8: The Courts
CHAPTER 9: Pretrial and Trial
CHAPTER 10: Sentencing


Part 4 Corrections


CHAPTER 11: Overview of Corrections 
CHAPTER 12: Jails and Prisons 
CHAPTER 13: Community Corrections 


Part 5 Special Issues 


CHAPTER 14: Understanding and Helping Victims
CHAPTER 15: Juvenile Justice
CHAPTER 16: Evolving Challenges in Criminal Justice


APPENDIX: The Bill of Rights

CJ: Realities and Challenges, 5e empowers students to think critically about the daily realities and challenges of the criminal justice system. Using the text's framework of Observe Investigate Understand, students learn to recognize the myths of the U.S. criminal justice system and gain a greater comprehension of its complexities. The program brings together the insights of an expert author team of practitioners and scholars to present a contemporary and realistic perspective on a vital U.S. institution. Extensively  updated examples, statistics, figures, and features throughout this edition reflect current criminal justice issues to provide students with the most relevant information for their studies and professional lives.