Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process

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"This text provides a clear and interesting format through which students may understand often difficult criminal justice concepts. Peak provides students with an interactive format for learning complete with up-to-date supplementary information. The text is concise informative and interesting." Tameka Samuels-Jones University of Florida Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process Second Edition uses a proven problem-based learning approach to enhance the critical thinking and analytic skills of students. Best-selling authors Kenneth J. Peak and Pamela M. Everett explain the importance of criminal justice and show students how key trends emerging issues historical background and practical lessons apply to their future careers. Students learn core topicspolicing corrections criminal behavior criminal law and courtsas well as special topics such as ethics juvenile justice terrorism and the changing war on drugs while learning how to solve problems they are likely to face as criminal justice practitioners. Packed with new examples and drawing on the authors years of experience in the field this student-friendly book offers a palpable real-world flavor typically missing in other texts for the course. Interactive eBook also availableFREE when bundled with the new edition! Your students save when you bundle the new edition Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Processwith the interactive eBook. Use bundle ISBN 978-1-5063-3927-6 Take a tour of the Interactive eBook