
What is law? What is deviance? What is justice? How is justice achieved through law, punishment, and criminal justice agencies? Now in its third edition, Foundations of Criminal Justice uses a unique approach that provides students with the framework and the intellectual tools that they will need in order to critically analyze and evaluate the nature, sources, scope, purposes, and practical limitations of the criminal justice system. This is the only introductory survey text that moves beyond a description of the criminal justice system, helping students understand the role of criminal justice in their lives as criminal justice practitioners and as active citizens.
This text investigates the fundamental nature of law, deviance, and justice, questioning how these concepts are operationalized through criminal justice agencies. The authors, a team of experienced academics and practitioners, utilize a critical analytical framework to move beyond descriptive summaries. They provide students with the intellectual tools necessary to evaluate the scope, purpose, and practical limitations of the modern criminal justice system.
What You Will Find
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Experts and educators frequently highlight this text for its departure from traditional descriptive surveys in favor of a more critical, analytical approach. Readers often note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a foundational resource for students entering the field of criminal justice.
Page Count:
528
Publication Date:
2019-07-15
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0190855622
ISBN-13:
9780190855628
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