Study Guide for Introduction to Criminal Justice

A comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminal justice that presents topics in an objective and unbiased manner. Provides students with a thorough knowledge of the criminal justice system. Describes current methods of social control and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses through pedagogy such as Analyzing Criminal Justice Issues and Law in Review. New Criminal Justice and the Media feature illustrates the increasing impact media has on public perception of the criminal justice system.