{"product_id":"criminal-justice-concepts-and-issues","title":"Criminal Justice: Concepts and Issues","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis cutting-edge anthology provides comprehensive coverage of the field of criminal justice. Each unit begins with a thorough introductory chapter, and brief introductions frame each chapter, putting the material into context for students. Thirty-six of these compelling essays are new to this edition and cover the following topics:* Guns and homicide rates* How genetics affect criminal behavior * Wrongful convictions\n\u003cbr\u003e* Community policing* Citizen complaints and problem officers * Challenges of transnational crime * Drug courts * Victim-offender mediation\n\u003cbr\u003e* Community prosecution programs * Difficulties in prosecuting domestic violence * Spirituality in probation * Preventing gang involvement * Do juvenile \"boot camps\" really work? * Parents and the control of juvenile delinquency * Addressing female juvenile offenders * The restorative model of justice * Explaining changes in crime rates The text also features helpful synopses\n\u003cbr\u003eof 100 leading justice-related and Supreme Court cases, as well as listings of professional organizations and information sources that focus on the field of criminal justice. Lively discussion\n\u003cbr\u003equestions follow each unit, and a subject index links topics directly to the chapters in which they appear. A completely revised, comprehensive Instructor's Manual\/Testing Program is also available in electronic format.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44156228010222,"sku":"9780195332056","price":192.93,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/criminal-justice-concepts-and-issues","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}