Updated and revised, this new edition looks at the criminal justice system in the United States and the people and processes behind it.

The criminal justice process. Defining and understanding behaviour. Criminal justice and the rule of law. The administration of criminal justice. The people versus Donald Payne. Police. Police operations. Policing:issues and trends. Prosecuting Attorney. Defence attorney. Pre-trial processes. Court. Trial and post-trial processes. Corrections. Sentencing. Incarceration. Community corrections: probation, intermediate sanctions, parole. Juvenile justice system.