Criminal Justice: The Essentials

by Steven P. Lab

A flexible and cost-effective alternative to larger, overwhelming texts, Criminal The Essentials, Third Edition, covers all the fundamental issues faced by law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and juvenile justice, leaving detailed specifics and tangential topics to the
discretion of instructors to cover in class.

Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition

* Discussion of many new topics including private corrections, restorative justice, and fiscal austerity in the criminal justice system

* Revised and updated coverage of criminal liability, cybercrime, contemporary community corrections, juvenile delinquency, and emerging issues in criminal justice

* Strong pedagogy throughout including "Web Activities" and additional critical-thinking exercises

* An updated Companion Website containing study guides and self-quizzes, suggested websites and resources, and more (www.oup.com/us/lab)

* An updated Instructor's Resource CD with a test bank, suggestions for activities, sample syllabi, and more (available to adopting instructors)

With abundant examples--and just the right amount of sidebars and "highlights" --Criminal Justice, Third Edition, is an excellent resource for helping students to determine the most important issues in the field.

288 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2007

Reviews

[NCHS Library]

From Follett: Steven P. Lab (Ph.D., Criminology, Florida State University, 1982) has been a member of the Criminal Justice faculty at Bowling Green State University since 1987 and is currently Professor and Director of the Criminal Justice Program and Chair of the Department of Human Services. Dr. Lab is a nationally recognized expert in the area of crime prevention and is the author of Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices and Evaluations, Fifth Edition. His research interests also include juvenile delinquency, school crime, and victims of crime. He is the author of over three dozen articles or book chapters and author or editor of 5 books. He has also served as editor of the Journal of Crime and Justice. Dr. Lab is a regular consultant for the National Institute of Justice on research and funding activities in the areas of crime prevention, community policing, school crime, gang behavior and interventions, and police partnerships to address crime. He is currently leading an effort to develop a 5-year strategic plan to direct NIJ funding in the area of crime prevention.

[Kai]

Fourth edition