Foundations of Criminal Justice

by Jerry W Jopkins, Stephen S. Owen, Tod W Burke, et al.

Book Overview

What is law? What is deviance? What is justice? How is justice achieved through law, punishment, and criminal justice agencies? Foundations of Criminal Justice addresses these issues utilizing a distinctive "foundations" approach. This unique approach provides students with the framework and the intellectual tools they need in order to critically analyze and evaluate the nature, sources, scope, purposes, and practical limitations of the criminal justice...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195387325
• ISBN13: 9780195387322
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.1" x 7.5"