Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction [Paperback]

Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction examines the American criminal justice system and the social forces that shape it. Using a conversational voice, you will be engaged and challenged to consider the inequalities in the criminal justice system as well as in the broader society it is designed to protect, then ask, What can I do to make this better? . Author Aaron Fichtelberg uses a unique, critical perspective that will encourage you to look closer at the intersection of race, class, gender, and inequality in the criminal justice system.Criminal (In)Justice: A Critical Introduction examines the American criminal justice system and the social forces that shape it. Using a conversational voice, you will be engaged and challenged to consider the inequalities in the criminal justice system as well as in the broader society it is designed to protect, then ask, What can I do to make this better? . Author Aaron Fichtelberg uses a unique, critical perspective that will encourage you to look closer at the intersection of race, class, gender, and inequality in the criminal justice system.Section I: Crime
Chapter 1: Defining, Classifying, and Measuring Crime
Chapter 2: Criminal Law
Chapter 3: Criminology
Chapter 4: Crime and Inequality
Section II: Policing
Chapter 5: The Nature and History of Policing
Chapter 6: Modern Policing
Chapter 7: Police Deviance
Section III: Courts and Trials
Chapter 8: Courts
Chapter 9: Criminal Trials
Section IV: Corrections and Special Topics
Chapter 10: The Theory and History of Punishment
Chapter 11: Prison Life
Chapter 12: Alternatives to Prison
Chapter 13: The Death Penalty
Chapter 14: Juvenile Justice