Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Sociological Perspective

About this book

Introduction to Criminal Justice is the first textbook to approach theories and practices of criminal justice from a sociological perspective. It empowers students to develop expertise in criminal justice and understand how its central tenets are informed by broader sociological principles and concepts such as power race gender and class. This text is organized around five themes: justice police courts corrections and crime control. Offering both foundational and contemporary texts theoretical and empirical discussions and quantitative and qualitative approaches the readings underscore the inextricable relationship between social structures and the criminal justice system. This comprehensive text will expose students to some of the best thinking and research in the field.