Stanly Community College Library: Criminal Justice : Books

Criminal Justice Books (Selected)

Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System
The text avoids confusing "legalese," focusing instead on real-life examples to illustrate the material. More than 200 succinct, summarized cases written in plain English introduce you to the most influential and significant cases.
Criminal Justice
This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether the criminal justice system needs reform, the state of the incarceration system in the U.S., and whether sentencing laws need reform.
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice: The Essentials, Fourth Edition, covers all the fundamental issues faced by law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and juvenile justice, leaving detailed specifics and tangential topics to the discretion of instructors to cover in class.
Criminal Justice Today
This textbook guides criminal justice students in the struggle to find a satisfying balance between freedom and security. True to its origins, the thirteenth edition focuses on the crime picture in America and on the three traditional elements of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections.

Careers in Computer Forensics
Discusses the various kinds of jobs in computer forensics available at the local, state, and federal level, as well as the relevant academic and professional requirements and expectations for these jobs
Criminalistics
A major portion of the text centers on discussions of the common items of physical evidence encountered at crime scenes. These chapters include descriptions of forensic analysis, as well as updated techniques for the proper collection and preservation of evidence at crime scenes.
Forensic Psychology
Forensic Psychology: Crime, Justice, Law, Interventions, Third Edition covers every aspect of forensic psychology--from understanding criminal behavior, to applying psychological theory to criminal investigation, analyzing the legal process and the treatment of witnesses and offenders.
Forensics
The development of forensic science has fundamentally changed the way that crimes are solved and criminals caught. Starting from the principle that “every contact leaves a trace,” Dr. Erzinçlioglu explains investigative techniques that until now have remained mysteries to the outsider.

Barron's Police Officer Exam, 9th Edition
Helps applicants prepare for police entrance exams by providing sample tests, explanations of correct answers, and tips on test taking.
Justice Administration
The text flows logically, from basic justice administration, to police, courts, and corrections, and finally, ethical, financial, and technological influences.
Police: a Field Guide Revised Edition
This field guide arms activist--and indeed anyone concerned about police abuse--with critical insights that ultimately redefine the very idea of policing. When we talk about police and police reform, we speak the language of police legitimation through euphemism.
So You Want to Be a Cop
Many children, from the time they are old enough to be attracted to a siren and flashing lights, dream of becoming a police officer. As a retired police officer herself, Alley Evola looks at the daily ins and outs of the job of a police officer. Through recruitment, life at the academy, patrol, and eventually promotion, she provides a helpful understanding of what you can really expect.