Criminal Justice in Action,
9th Edition

Part I: THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
1. Criminal Justice Today.
2. Causes of Crime.
3. The Crime Picture: Offenders and Victims.
4. Inside Criminal Law.
Part II: THE POLICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
5. Law Enforcement Today.
6. Problems and Solutions in Modern Policing.
7. Police and the Constitution: The Rules of Law Enforcement
Part III: CRIMINAL COURTS.
8. Courts and the Quest for Justice.
9. Pretrial Procedures: The Adversary System in Action.
10. The Criminal Trial.
11. Punishment and Sentencing.
Part IV: CORRECTIONS.
12. Probation, Parole, and Intermediate Sanctions.
13. Prisons and Jails.
14. The Prison Experience and Prisoner Reentry.
Part V: SPECIAL ISSUES.
15. The Juvenile Justice System.
16. Today's Challenges: Security vs. Liberty, Cyber Crime, and White Collar Crime.

• Larry K. Gaines

  Larry Gaines serves as chair of his department. A longtime, well-known figure in the field, he is recognized both for his work as an educator and for his contributions to law enforcement.

• Roger LeRoy Miller

  Roger LeRoy Miller, Ph.D. has served on the faculty of several universities, including the University of Washington, Clemson University, and the University of Miami School of Law. As a professor, he has taught intellectual property law and entertainment law, among other subjects. A widely published and respected author, his work has appeared in the Insurance Counsel Journal, Defense Research, California Trial Lawyers Journal, Antitrust Bulletin, Wisconsin Law Review, and Connecticut Law Review. He has authored or co-authored numerous authoritative textbooks on law, including BUSINESS LAW: TEXT & CASES; BUSINESS LAW TODAY: TEXT & SUMMARIZED CASES; and THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT TODAY. Professor Miller completed his studies at the University of California at Berkeley and University of Chicago.

• All-new chapter opening vignettes help students see the relevance of chapter material and draw them into the reading. Examples include the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014 (Ch. 1); the repercussions of professional football player Ray Rice being caught on tape attacking his then fiancée in an elevator in February 2014 (Ch. 3); and how close professional driver Tony Stewart, who struck and killed Kevin Ward during a race in New York in August 2014, came to being charged with manslaughter (Ch. 9).

• Three new "Ethics Challenges" in each chapter further strengthen the book's extensive focus on ethics. These challenges reinforce crucial concepts and allow students to explore their own values and those of our criminal justice system. Topics include the extent to which a police officer's ethics informs on-the-job decisions (Ch. 1), stereotyping of minorities as criminals by Hollywood (Ch. 3), ethical issues in private security (Ch. 5), deception during police interrogations (Ch. 7), for-profit bail (Ch. 9), and the ability of juvenile suspects to understand their Miranda rights (Ch. 15).

• A new margin feature in each chapter, "CJ Policy -- Your Take," engages students by having them critique and take a deeper look at a hot-button criminal justice policy issue. Examples include Oregon's Death with Dignity Act (Ch. 1), "stand-your-ground" self-defense laws (Ch. 4), prohibitions against the use of choke-holds by police officers (Ch. 6), the secrecy of grand jury proceedings (Ch. 9), racial impact statements for new state sentencing legislation (Ch. 11), and the disenfranchisement of ex-cons (Ch. 13).

• Greatly expanded coverage of discretion includes a "Discretion in Action" feature in most chapters. Each presents a scenario and asks students what decision they would make if they were in the position of the person involved. Students assume the role of a legislator voting on a law designed to reduce sexual victimization on college campuses (Ch. 3), a police sergeant ordered to rid a local park of itinerant workers (Ch. 5), a judge faced with a conviction based on a potentially faulty eyewitness identification (Ch. 8), and a correctional officer trying to subdue an angry inmate (Ch. 14).

• A major new focus on the mentally ill and the criminal justice system begins with Chapter 1's overview. The subject is also addressed in Chapter 2's opening vignette, which explores Elliot Rodger's struggles with emotional problems leading up to his shooting spree in Santa Barbara in May 2014. Other discussions include the link between mental illness and criminal offending (Ch. 2), the link between mental illness and victimization (Ch. 3), police crisis intervention teams (Ch. 6), executing the mentally ill (Ch. 11), and challenges posed by mentally ill inmates (Ch. 13 and 14).

• The new MindTap® for Criminal Justice in Action, 9th Edition, is an online learning platform that offers customizable content, course analytics, an e-reader, and an applied learning experience –- all delivered within your current learning management system. With its rich array of media assets –- all tagged by learning objective and Bloom's Taxonomy level –- MindTap engages students, guides them toward mastery of basic concepts, and advances their critical thinking abilities.

• All-new chapter opening vignettes help you see the relevance of chapter material and draw you into the reading. Examples include the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014 (Ch. 1); the repercussions of professional football player Ray Rice being caught on tape attacking his then fiancée in an elevator in February 2014 (Ch. 3); and how close professional driver Tony Stewart, who struck and killed Kevin Ward during a race in New York in August 2014, came to being charged with manslaughter (Ch. 9).

• New "CJ & Technology" coverage, which provides you with insights into technological innovations that are crucial to today's criminal justice system, includes discussions of the BOSS Biometrics System (Ch. 1), revenge porn (Ch. 4), gunshot detection systems (Ch. 6), through-the-wall sensors (Ch. 7), untested rape kits (Ch. 8), contraband cell phone use by inmates (Ch. 14), and encrypted smartphones (Ch. 16).

• The text goes beyond simply providing you with facts, court cases, and examples. Rather, it presents the criminal justice system as a crucial American institution to be critiqued and held up to your own ethical and moral standards. You'll have the opportunity to understand how the criminal justice system works, as well as to express your opinion on how the system should work. This opportunity will present itself in critical analysis questions, new "Ethics Challenges", "CJ Policy -- Your Take" features, and "Discretion in Action" role-playing features.

• The new MindTap® for Criminal Justice in Action engages you with video cases and career scenarios, showing you where you stand at all times -- both individually and compared to the highest performers in class. MindTap guides you through a learning path customized by your instructor for your Introductory Criminal Justice course. You'll master the most important information with built-in study tools such as visual chapter summaries and integrated learning objectives that help you stay organized and use your time efficiently.

• MindTap for Criminal Justice in Action, 9th Edition has met the Quality Matters Review Standards and is Quality Matters Certified. For more information, visit qualitymatters.org.

• CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION remains the most career-oriented text available -- with plentiful first-person accounts of criminal justice jobs to expose students to the wide range of rewarding careers available in the field. Students also learn essential facts on each career choice, including job qualifications, annual salary range, and Social Media Career Tips to help them navigate their criminal justice careers in this age of interconnectedness.

• "CJ and Technology" coverage, while easily identifiable, is integrated into the narrative so students are less likely to skip over technological innovations that are crucial to today's criminal justice system. New topics include the BOSS Biometrics System (Ch. 1), revenge porn (Ch. 4), gunshot detection systems (Ch. 6), through-the-wall sensors (Ch. 7), untested rape kits (Ch. 8), contraband cell phone use by inmates (Ch. 14), and encrypted smartphones (Ch. 16).

• CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ACTION remains the most career-oriented text available -- with plentiful first-person accounts of criminal justice jobs to expose you to the wide range of rewarding careers available in the field. You'll also learn essential facts on each career choice, including job qualifications, annual salary range, and Social Media Career Tips to help you navigate your criminal justice careers in this age of interconnectedness.

• "CJ and Technology" coverage is integrated into the narrative to highlight technological innovations that are crucial to today's criminal justice system. Examples include the use of biometrics in police work, the use of transdermal alcohol testing, and the future of fingerprinting.

• Each chapter ends with a "Criminal Justice in Action" feature, which helps sharpen your writing and critical thinking skills. This feature introduces you to a controversial topic from the chapter and provides you with "for" and "against" arguments for the topic. Your instructor may ask you to use information gleaned from the chapter and give your opinion in essay form.

• Each chapter has eight to ten Learning Objectives, which are placed within the margins of the chapter to highlight the content, and then used as the basis for the chapter summary. This integrated system of Learning Objectives reinforces your understanding and aids in study and review.

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