Introduction to Criminology

by George Cartwright

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Welcome to Introduction to Criminology at Reedley College. This textbook was designed especially for Reedley College Criminology students. It will provide an overview of the three components of the Criminal Justice System: Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections. There are four types of interactive features in this book to help you, the student, engage with the various concepts and procedures behind criminology.

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Publisher
Madera Community College
Subjects
Business
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Licensing
  7. Preface
  8. References
  9. 1: Perspectives on Justice and History of Policing
  10. 1.1: Early History of Policing
  11. 1.2: Defining Key Criminology Terms
  12. 1.3: The Formal Criminal Justice Process
  13. 1.4: Perspectives On Justice
  14. 2: Views of Defining Crime and Crime Patterns
  15. 2.1: Views of Defining Crime
  16. 2.2: Crime Trends
  17. 2.3: Crime Patterns
  18. 2.4: Victim Patterns
  19. 3: Theories of Criminology
  20. 3.1: Theories
  21. 4: Aspects of Law and Criminal Defenses
  22. 4.1: Criminal Law
  23. 4.2: Criminal Defenses
  24. 5: Bill of Rights and The Exclusionary Rule
  25. 5.1: Bill of Rights
  26. 5.2: The Exclusionary Rule
  27. 6: Modern Policing and The Police Organization
  28. 6.1: Policing Today
  29. 6.2: Police Organization, and Functions
  30. 7: Community Oriented Policing vs. Problem Oriented Policing
  31. 7.1: Community and Problem Oriented Policy
  32. 8: Characteristics of Policing
  33. 8.1: Characteristics of Policing
  34. 8.2: Police Discretion
  35. 9: Challenges of Policing and Use of Force
  36. 9.1: Problems
  37. 9.2: Use of Force
  38. 10: Interrogations and Police Searches
  39. 10.1: Interrogations
  40. 10.2: Admissions vs. Confessions
  41. 11: The Court System
  42. 11.1: State Courts
  43. 11.2: Federal Courts
  44. 12: Key Players in the Courtroom
  45. 12.1: Key Players in the Courtroom
  46. 12.2: Supreme Court Decisions
  47. 13: Bail and the Trial Process
  48. 13.1: The Trial Process
  49. 13.2: Legal Rights During Trial
  50. 13.3: Standards of Proof
  51. 13.4: Steps in Jury Trial
  52. 14: Punishment and Sentencing
  53. 14.1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF PUNISHMENT
  54. 14.2: THEORIES OF PUNISHMENT
  55. 14.3: SENTENCING
  56. 14.4: FACTORS THAT AFFECT SENTENCING
  57. 14.5: CAPITOL PUNISHMENT
  58. 15: Probation and Restorative Justice
  59. 15.1: Probation
  60. 15.2: Intermediate Sanctions
  61. 16: Corrections, Prisoners’ Rights, and Parole
  62. 16.1: Corrections
  63. 16.2: Prisoner’s Rights
  64. 17: Juvenille Justice
  65. 17.1: THE STRUCTURE OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
  66. 17.2: PREVENTING DELINQUENCY
  67. 17.3: TERRORISM
  68. 17.4: CYBER CRIME
  69. Back Matter
  70. Index
  71. Glossary
  72. Detailed Licensing