Justice Administration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management - Rilegato

Peak, Kenneth J.

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ISBN 10: 0135154375 ISBN 13: 9780135154373

Casa editrice: Prentice Hall, 2009

Riassunto

Justice Administration, 6/e, is the only single-author book of its kind—exploring administration from a systems perspective that looks at administrative issues and practices for all three branches: police, courts and corrections. Drawing on the author’s 35 years of experience, the text offers an authentic and unique real-world perspective and includes thirty case studies throughout. This revision addresses many new topics—from technological advances to future trends—and introduces students to the practical aspects of justice administration.

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Based on the author's three decades of experience as a criminal justice administrator and educator,Justice Administration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management, Sixth Edition, presents readers with a comprehensive, real-world introduction to criminal justice administration.

New or expanded topics in the Sixth Edition include:

• Crime prevention
• CompStat
• Becoming a "great" organization
• Agency accreditation
• Contagious shootings
• Suicide by cop
• Contract, consolidated, and civilianized policing
• Media relations
• shift work and scheduling
• Federal, state, and local court systems
• Supermax prisons
• Court decisions affecting prisoners' rights
• Hostage taking
• The impact of three strikes laws

Product Description

For courses in Criminal Justice Administration. This book is the only single-author book of its kind--exploring administration from a systems perspective that looks at administrative issues and practices for all three branches: police, courts and corrections. Drawing on the author's 35 years of experience, the text offers an authentic and unique real-world perspective and includes thirty case studies throughout. This revision addresses many new topics--from technological advances to future trends--and introduces students to the practical aspects of justice administration.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Prentice Hall
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0135154375
• ISBN 13: 9780135154373
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 6
• Numero di pagine: 493