TY - BOOK AU - Adler,Freda AU - Mueller,Gerhard O.W. AU - Laufer,William S. TI - Criminal justice. SN - 0070004579 : AV - HV9950.A35 U1 - 364.973 20 PY - 1994/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - United States N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Contents: The Universe of crime and justice: Criminal justice: an overview -- Extent and types of crime -- Understanding criminal behaviour -- Criminal law -- The Criminal justice sytem -- The Police: history and organization of the police -- Police functions -- The Rule of law in law enforcement -- Police officers and their lifestyles -- The Courts: The Origin and role of the courts -- Lawyers and judges -- Prosecution and adjudication -- Sentencing -- Corrections: Corrections: yesterday and today -- Institutional corrections -- Alternatives: community corrections -- Complementary justice systems: Juvinile justice -- Justice for victims -- International and comparative criminal justice ER -