Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on Casebook Connect, including lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes an outline tool and other helpful resources . Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Designed for today's student, Introduction to Criminal Justice: The Essentials , Third Edition offers balanced coverage in a teachable format Student-centric ...
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Buy a new version of this textbook and receive access to the Connected eBook on Casebook Connect, including lifetime access to the online ebook with highlight, annotation, and search capabilities. Access also includes an outline tool and other helpful resources . Connected eBooks provide what you need most to be successful in your law school classes. Designed for today's student, Introduction to Criminal Justice: The Essentials , Third Edition offers balanced coverage in a teachable format Student-centric and informative without being encyclopedic, the revised Third Edition of Introduction to Criminal Justice: The Essentials , is a seamlessly original text that focuses on understanding how the nation's criminal justice system functions. Drawing from deep wells of teaching experience, this author team has created the text that they've always wanted for their own classes. Students are able to grasp the material intuitively, while still being challenged to think, read, and write critically. New to the Third Edition: Thoroughly updated, addressing current concerns in criminal justice. New and expanded topics include: Examination of police use of deadly force Challenges to qualified immunity The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the corrections system Discussion of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Meanings of "Defunding the Police" The Black Lives Matter movement and its impact on police New Uniform Crime Reports and transitioning to the National Incident-Based Reporting System Updated crime figures and other criminal justice-related statistics. Professors and students will benefit from: In-depth coverage of key topics, thoughtfully presented in a readable, understandable format Text boxes, tables, and other visual aids that convey information with perfect economy Critical reading, thinking, and writing tools, built right into the text An analytical and evidence-based approach Unvarnished, balanced, and current insights into how the system should function and how it does function. Comparative criminal justice perspective that informs discussions throughout the text Teaching materials include: Instructor's Manual Test Bank PowerPoints
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