Criminology & Criminal Justice: A Survey
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2024
Pages: 385
Choose Your Format
Choose Your Platform | Help Me Choose
Ebook
$75.00 USD
Criminology & Criminal Justice: A Survey is a first-of-its-kind textbook designed for a general education survey on crime and justice or an introduction to criminology and criminal justice course. Across 19 chapters, the three core components of the criminal justice system (i.e., law enforcement, courts, and corrections), required courses (i.e., criminological theory, criminology and criminal justice research methods, and statistics in criminal justice), and common elective courses (e.g., serial killers, cybercrime and technology, and victimology, etc.) an undergraduate is likely to take during their studies are discussed. This book provides an overview of these topics and more, offering an excellent foundation for any student who has thought about or decided to change their major to criminology and criminal justice.
Section I: History, Concepts, and Terminology
CHAPTER 1. What Is Criminology and Criminal Justice? An Introduction
Section II: Three Primary Components of the Criminal Justice System
CHAPTER 2. Law Enforcement
CHAPTER 3. Law and Courts
CHAPTER 4. Corrections
Section III: What Will You Likely Study in Criminology and Criminal Justice?
CHAPTER 5. Criminological Theory
CHAPTER 6. Criminology and Criminal Justice Research Methods
CHAPTER 7. Statistics in Criminal Justice
Section IV: Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice
CHAPTER 8. Media, Politics, and Crime
CHAPTER 9. Terrorism
CHAPTER 10. Serial Killers
CHAPTER 11. Sex Offenses and Off enders
CHAPTER 12. Victimology
CHAPTER 13. Juvenile Justice
CHAPTER 14. Cybercrime and Technology
CHAPTER 15. White-Collar and Corporate Crime
CHAPTER 16. Drugs and Crime
CHAPTER 17. Forensics and Wrongful Convictions
Section V: Looking at the Future of Crime and Criminal Justice
CHAPTER 18. Corruption and Ethics
CHAPTER 19. The Future of the Criminal Justice System
Andrew S. Denney is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and previously was a tenured Associate Professor at Loyola University New Orleans. His research expertise is in institutional and community corrections, reentry issues, faith-based programming, and sexual deviance. To date, he has published 23 peer-reviewed academic journal articles related to his expertise.
Allen Copenhaver is an Assistant Professor of criminal justice at Eastern Kentucky University. He conducts research on violent video games, intersections between law enforcement and those on the autism spectrum, and various other areas of research.