Criminal Justice in Action |  | Authors: Larry K. Gaines, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 6
Pages: 720
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 0495812455
Dewey Decimal Number: 345
EAN: 9780495812456
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Publication Date: January 1, 2010
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Vivid, visual, current, and featuring the latest information on CJ careers--every chapter of this book is a multimedia-linked information center! This best-selling book offers readers a clear and practical overview of the criminal justice system by combining cutting-edge research with accessible discussions of theory and up-to-the-minute examples of policy and application from today's news. Gaines and Miller take an applied approach that is evident in their coverage of contemporary topics, such as cyber crime and terrorism, their concentration on careers, and their expansive integration of technology throughout.
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 Excellent October 2, 2009
Ryan Orbe-ryan (Florida)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Book was shipped as stated in brand new condition. The way time was very short even with expedited shipping...
 Lots of info, but spare me the victim's rights lectures September 30, 2005
Reader-Student (Los Angeles)
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
For a first semester course in criminal justice, this is a very comprehensive textbook. Lots of information, and you can learn a lot. I didn't use any of the on-line features, so can't say anything for them.
But in every chapter, once you get past the important subject matter, you get beat over the head, repeatedly, with a lecture about how everyone outside of the criminal justice system is oppressed. Hispanics are oppressed, women are oppressed, urban blacks are oppressed, EVERYONE is a poor sad victim of THE MAN. Statistical data to back up the claims are as shoddy as I've ever seen. Over and over I filled the margins of my text with comments on how these errors are used to blatently skew the arguments. This is so overbearing that our instructor wouldn't even discuss these pages during our lectures.
A consistant pattern is to present supporting opinions as being from "experts," (often unnamed), while opposing opinions are "controversial," despite that these positions are devisive across the country. You have to read carefully to recognize these biases, and not let them take root.
One early chapter spends pages discussing the inherent racism in the criminal justice system, only to imbed in a short paragraph that criminologists are by no means of one mind regarding its existence.
Then you have the partial statistics: "...nearly sixty times more Americans are arrested than are sent to prison each year." But no mention is made of the percentage of misdemeanors vs. felonies, or how many went to jail vs. prison.
Weak support for statistics abounds throughout this book.
If you can get past that and concentrate on the basic concepts, you can find plenty to learn. Just remember, as presented by these authors, the white man is bad, especially the white policeman. Diversity, understanding, lowering of standards, and a great big Kumbaya will heal us all.
 Criminal Justice in Action June 27, 2010
Jennifer Jennings (Temple Hills, MD, US)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the book I requested, but not the book I received. I received the Teachers edition.
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