The Canadian Criminal Justice System

Fleming, Thomas (author.). Ramcharan, Subhas (author.). Dowler, Ken (author.). De Lint, Willem, 1959- (author.).

Summary: "The Canadian Criminal Justice System,2nd Edition,offers a comprehensive, clear and compelling overview of the criminal justice system in Canada today. This text contains strong pedagogical features, such as boxes on policing information and discussion topics, and also includes unique coverage of thetheories of crime causationandlaw and socialcontrol, all written in a lively and engaging style." -- amazon.com

Record details

ISBN: 9780131992467 (softcover)
Physical Description: print
294 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: Toronto, Ont. : Pearson Canada Inc., [2008]
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Criminal justice : an introduction -- 2. Crime statistics -- 3. Criminal law -- 4. Law, social control, and theoretical considerations of criminality -- 5. The police -- 6. The court system -- 7. Corrections -- 8. The prison system -- 9. Alternatives to the prison system -- 10. Victims of crime -- 11. The future of crime control