Criminal Justice in Action: The Core

by Larry K. Gaines, Roger LeRoy Miller

Get in on the action with CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION: THE CORE, 5th Edition, the most exciting, accessible and applied introduction to the field available today. Ideal for a fast-paced course, this brief paperback--with its engaging magazine-like layout--places students in the center of the action using vivid, up-to-the-minute stories and case studies to demonstrate the bedrock principles of the American justice system at work. With a strengthened focus on critical thinking, the fifth edition provides learning objectives, self-assessment tools and a multimedia study center so learners can get the most out of the text. And for students pursuing a degree, the text provides a wealth of information on the field's latest career options.

Genres: School, Nonfiction, Textbooks

496 pages, Paperback

First published August 17, 1999

Reviews

[Chloe Bright · Rating 4 out of 5]

a pretty good textbook

[Isaac · Rating 2 out of 5]

good

[Silas · Rating 3 out of 5]

A helpful book for those interested in learning the basics of the current U.S. criminal justice system, but a textbook is but a textbook.

[~jessie~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the assigned text for a community college level Intro to Criminal Justice course I was enrolled in in Spring of 2011. Some info was already dated but as mentioned at the very end of the last chapter "the criminal justice system ten years from now will not be exactly the same as the one you have learned about in this textbook." However this book organized info in a really intuitive natural flow way that made each week's assigned reading enjoyable and interesting. It does provide the reader with "a strong grasp of the fundamentals of the criminal justice system."

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

very good beginners book into criminal justice. not difficult to read.