This OER covers law enforcement, criminal courts, sentencing, penal institutions, and community-based sanctions. It also includes historical and contemporary perspectives on components of the criminal justice system, as well as the legal and constitutional frameworks in which they operate. Order a print copy: http://www.lulu.com/shop/alison-s-burke-and-david-carter-and-brian-fedorek-and-tiffany-morey/introduction-to-the-american-criminal-justice-system/paperback/product-24027992.html
Introduction to Criminal Justice in America is an essential guide that explores the history, concepts, and foundational knowledge of the contemporary criminal justice system in the United States. The textbook values examination of current events and includes coverage of some controversial topics commonly excluded from introductory texts. Institutional memory, best practices in public safety, and statistical data are incorporated in ways intended to provide an unbiased, yet unvarnished, viewpoint of the current status of the criminal legal system today.
Chapter 8 in the book Introduction to Human Services which discusses Cultural Competence
The Justice eReader presents Landmark Supreme cases in their social and historical context and examines their impact on criminal justice, law, culture and politics in the United States.
This is an introductory textbook exploring the management and treatment of people with mental disorders throughout the criminal justice system.