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Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Essentials of Criminal Justice Chapter 2: Crime Measurement and Statistics Chapter 3: Constitutional and Criminal Law in the U.S. Criminal Justice System Chapter 4: Criminology - Explaining Criminal Behavior Chapter 5: Victimology Chapter 6: Criminal Justice Policy Chapter 7: Early American Policing Chapter 8: Issues in Modern-Day Policing Chapter 9: American Criminal Courts and Sentencing Chapter 10: Punishment and Corrections Chapter 11: Community Corrections, Probation, and Parole Chapter 12: Juvenile Justice and Beyond the Basics (Current Issues in Criminal Justice)
Description
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System is an open educational resource that explores the history, concepts, and foundational knowledge of the contemporary criminal justice system in the United States. The text includes examinations of current events and includes coverage of some controversial topics that may be commonly excluded from introductory texts. Institutional memory, best practices in public safety, and statistical data are incorporated in ways intended to provide an unbiased viewpoint of the current status of the criminal legal system today in order to provide students with a clear picture of the system.
Acknowledgements
This adaptation was a team effort. Many resources at UTC were utilized. In particular, the hard work of Rachel Fleming, the Scholarly Communications Librarian and OER expert, and Troy Carroll, the Lead Online Systems Administrator for the Walker Center for Teaching and Learning, must be acknowledged. Without their skill set and help, this project would not have been possible. Additionally, I would like to thank the College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of the Provost Sciences who supported these efforts through allowing Professional Development Leave for this project. Finally, this would not have been possible without the support of my colleagues from the Department of Criminal Justice, and my department chair, Dr. Rick Dierenfeldt.
Course Title
Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
Course Prefix and Number
CRMJ 1100
Date
11-2025
Discipline
Criminology | Higher Education
Document Type
textbooks
Extent
885 leaves
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Rights Holder
Crittenden, Courtney A.
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College
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. College of Arts and Sciences