Explore the Kendall Hunt Suite of CJ Titles!

 

This title introduces the many facets of the U.S. criminal justice system in a logical, readily understandable manner. The reader will understand the complexity of the criminal justice system from the start of the process to the end, recognize controversies, and examine the breadth of the challenges faced by justice professionals. The ongoing debates and public discourse associated with cannabis legalization have broader implications for criminal justice policy and social equity in the United States.This title address the impact of cannabis policy on crime and policing, as well as its impact on social justice and public policy more broadly. This book provides a thematic overview of policing and its role in American society. This text is unique in that it uses a democratic policing lens and provides extensive information about how police identify community problems, the methods police use to respond to problems and investigate crimes, as well as accountability measures used to hold officers accountable.
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This title examines such topics as police use of force, implicit bias, delinquency, women in non-US prisons, domestic violence, LGBTQ+, cybersecurity, women in leadership, and more. This reader-friendly format will foster thought-provoking discussions and illustrate the importance of continued research on race, ethnicity, and gender in all aspects of the administration of justice.

 This title is the culmination of many years of research and teaching on the subject. It includes seminal studies and current research findings. The text recognizes the influence of politics; it also examines the flawed policies and practices that contribute to the disparate treatment of minority group members.

This title answers the “Why” behind the actions of serial killers of the past, highlighting theoretical explanations grounded in a diverse field of social sciences: anthropology, psychology, economics sociology, and criminology. Presenting a conceptual framework for explaining the violence serial murderers commit, the publication inspires critical and creative thinking to ultimately grow the reader’s criminological insight and reinforce empathy for the victimized.
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This title is an innovative approach to understanding and combating human trafficking. From the lens of the criminal justice discipline, the textbook provides a practical resource for how to gather intelligence related to human trafficking cases and apply necessary elements within the investigative process. Informed by interviews of victim family members, numerous law enforcement, and others touched by the crimes, as well as a wealth of documentation from the case, this title is a chronicle of a killer with a reach that still remains largely unknown. You do not know where your adversary lives, or what they will do next, but you can stay ahead of them by keeping yourself informed and leveraging the latest technology. There are solutions for almost every threat. Transform yourself from a victim into a proactive digital citizen who makes cyberseurity a priority in every area of life.
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This book serves as a proverbial travel guide into the sick and twisted side of the dark web, including hidden coves for illegal activity. The reader will have an understanding of the layout and rationale for the development of the dark web, plus some hidden gems regarding how to safely enter the dark web without giving up your privacy. This title explores ideas and information in and around ethical decision making as it pertains to criminal justice. It features contributing authors who have provided a varied and challenging palette of offerings from pure philosophy to common-sense practical, professional advice. It alerts students to the need for criminal justice practitioners to make informed, ethical judgments. This title presents Crime Scene Investigation as students would encounter it in the real world, where inclement weather, poor scene security, lack of proper equipment and packing materials, and rodent-invested crime scenes all impact the role of the CSI. It combines the expertise of its three authors, who have 45 years of combined crime scene investigation experience, to prepare students for the field, dismantling the myths of the profession created by television shows and the media.
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This book is written for the new generations of brave souls who have and will continue to step into the shoes of the former leaders, activists, scholars, and victim service providers. It is vital to the future of victimology and all the future crime victims that the next generation be as brave and fierce as the first. This title looks closely at some of society’s most vulnerable members – troubled youth. This text draws concrete connections between theory and practice, two sometime disjunct realms. It discusses classic and prominent theories that directly relate to the practice of juvenile justice.

This book demonstrates the differences between how we normally research (make day-to-day decisions) and the research methods of criminal justice - namely, the scientific method. It provides an approachable methodology for Criminal Justice research, helping students understand that it's not as daunting as they may first believe
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 This title presents a unique perspective on the subject. It offers an excellent review of crimes, laws, and criminological theories. Criminology presents introductory material in an easy to follow format that will establish a solid foundation for students progressing through a criminal justice or criminology program. This title offers a simple definition of comparative justice: the study of the similarities and dissimilarities of diverse systems of social order. It introduces readers to interesting case studies of the families of law and offers engaging contributions in comparative justice as well as fresh perspectives on developing countries.  This book aims to exploit the love for storytelling to teach criminal law. This text offers insight into various solutions to legal problems by viewing cases and statutes from many jurisdictions, and brings home the immediacy of these issues by considering cases in the news. Law is not a static body of fossilized rules; therefore, Criminal Law offers the rationales underlying the rules and explanations for their changes over time.
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This title demonstrates how these threads intertwine and offers practice with cases that apply specific insights. In this text, experts from diverse disciplines teach specific methods that enhance investigators’ knowledge and support best practices. This publication presents the fundamentals of police report writing and features new elements based on recent events incorporated into training future officers. This text encourages future police officers to become better report writers and to sustain learned skills throughout their careers. This publication includes areas omitted or not extensively covered in other gang textbooks: Gangs and Mental Illness; Gangs and Native Americans; Entrepreneurship, Finances, and Gangs; The World of Sports, Athletes; Gangs, Gangs in the U.S. Military; and, Gangs, the Internet, and Social Media.
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This title showcases the ways that criminal justice systems operate according to the at times conflicting, and at times complementary, goals of crime control and due process. This publication is not intended to be a comprehensive analysis of all crime victims and the various ways in which crime impacts crime victims. This text is an introductory exploration of crime victims, the impact of crime, and the role of the crime victim in the criminal justice process, with a special focus on victims of violent crime. This publication addresses a vast array of forensic science topics from the perspective of a practitioner for those who want to work in the field of crime scene investigations.
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This title is an introductory textbook that provides students with a vast amount of subject matter that is both relevant and foundational to the criminal justice discipline. These topics include, but are not limited to the following areas: Evolution of Crime and Punishment; Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Courts and the Judiciary; and Juvenile Justice. This book is carefully constructed to allow students the chance to understand the research process. The first half of the class introduces students to general concepts and levels the playing field for those that may not have had a college-level statistics course before. It then moves on to the statistics concepts necessary for Criminal Justice students to know. This publication informs and challenges the reader who will think critically about these topics and form their own opinion. The included readings offer diverse opinions and solutions to criminal justice topics.
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This title captures some of experiences and advice from seasoned professionals so that those individuals who are now lobbyists, and those who will enter the profession in the years to come, can benefit from the knowledge these individuals have and are willing to share. This publication is a textbook written with students in both undergraduate and graduate ethics courses in mind. Some of the latest case studies include examples of unethical conduct within the three major components of our criminal justice system (police, court, and corrections). This publication presents a complete and comprehensive account of advanced theoretical criminology. Theory, research, and policy are all covered within the book. The text not only covers the latest advances, but also provides “new directions” for all the traditional mainstream theories.
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This title is a forward-looking and expansive book on constitutional law and constitutional theory. The author seeks to capture all of the conceptual nuance surrounding constitutional theory, an area of academia that has been neglected. While the major criminal justice concepts and proper jargon are covered in this text, the authors made the information palatable for today’s student and concise enough for the reader to understand the material.  
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