Criminal Justice: An Introduction

By Philip P. Purpura

Criminal Justice: An Introduction is a complete introductory text for the most basic and widely-studied course in this subject area. Each chapter begins with behavioral objectives and a list of key... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750696303
• ISBN13: 9780750696302
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Organized and easy to read

The book was written in distinct sections: 1)victims and their role in the criminal justice system, history and role of the 2)police, 3)courts and 4)probation, and 5)empolyment opportunities. The book is geared towards high level high school age students or college level. I am using it to teach a vocational education class in a high school. The students are 16 years or older. The book has up to date concepts, and fairly recent examples such as the Rodney King riots and the O.J. Simpson trial. In comparison to other books, this book is extremely reasonable and well worth the money.