Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 1st edition

APPLIED AND REALISTIC

• An applied and realistictext, which introduces students to the real world of criminal justice. Examples of actual forms, interviews of criminal justice professionals, and clear and realistic examples help students understand the criminal justice system.
• A wealth of active learning, problem solving, and decision-making opportunities throughout each chapter allow students to critically think about real situations and get involved as citizens and pre-professionals.
• Coverage of the entire criminal justice system, simply explained in a manageable 12-chapter format.

GUIDING PEDAGOGY

• A Guiding Pedagogy helps students focus on main topics when reading and reviewing the text. The main pedagogy elements are:
  • A Chapter Outline with page numbers, Learning Objectives, and news clips pulled direct from the headlines begin each chapter.
  • The Main Idea begins each major section and provides a one sentence overview of the section.
  • Check Your Understanding concludes each main section with interim review questions about the section just read.
  • Photos with extensive captions are rich in content and expand on topics in the text. Many include critical thinking questions.
  • Chapter Summary includes a bulleted Chapter Summary List, Vocabulary Review, Do You Remember? (quick listing of key facts in the chapter), Think About This (critical thinking questions about real world events), and Research Navigator (web search suggestions). 
• An extensive box program provides students with illustrations and real-world examples that bring concepts and theory to life. All boxes close with critical thinking questions for further consideration. Boxes include:
  • Diversity in the System - highlights how the criminal justice system both reflects and responds to American diversity in race, ethnicity, age, gender, and social class, and how sometimes the criminal justice system itself becomes a source of injustice.
  • Careers in the System - gives students an inside look at what people who work in the system do and how they feel about it, as well as practical information and advice about salaries, academic requirements, and career strategies.
  • Criminal Justice in the Media - examines the influence of the mass media and entertainment media on crime, and popular assumptions about the criminal justice system.

MYCRIMELAB

• TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE– MyCrimeLab –Allyn & Bacon’s interactive online teaching and learning system–uses powerful multimedia and technology resources to bring Criminal Justice to life, making teaching and learning more productive, more satisfying, more exciting! MyCrimeLab is easy to use–and FREE when packaged with the text.