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Table of Contents
Prefatory Materials
[ Preface ]Chapter I: The Criminal Justice System
[ Chapter Introductory Text ]Section 1.1: Major Components
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 1.2: Roles, Objectives, and Limits in Criminal Justice
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 1.3: Measuring Crime
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 1.4: The Criminal Justice Process
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 1.5: The Criminal Justice Process (Continued)
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Chapter II: The Political and Legal Environment of Criminal Justice
[ Chapter 2 Introductory Text ]Section 2.1: Dual Federalism
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 2.2: Politics in Criminal Justice
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Section 2.3 The Supreme Court
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 2.4: The Civil Rights Revolution
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section: 2.5: Theories of Punishment
Section 3.1: Sources of the Criminal Law
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 3.2: Substantive Criminal Law
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 3.3: Elements of Crimes
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 3.4: Legal Defenses
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 3.5: Substantive Offenses
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Chapter IV: Law Enforcement
[ Chapter Introductory Text ]
Section 4.1: Early History of Policing
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 4.2: Structure and Nature of Policing
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 4.3: Police Methods
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Section 4.4: Investigations and Specialized Units
[ Text | Learning Resources ]4.5: Legal Environment of Policing
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Chapter V: Courts and Sentencing
[ Chapter Introductory Text ]Section 5.1: State and Federal Courts
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 5.2: Prosecution and Defense
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 5.3: Pretrial Process
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 5.4: The Criminal Trial
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Chapter VI: Prisons, Jails, and Community Corrections
[ Chapter Introductory Text ]Section 6.1: Jails
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 6.2 Prisons
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 6.3: Prisoner’s Rights
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 6.4: Probation
[ Text | Learning Resources ]Section 6.5: Parole
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Appendix A: The Constitution of the United States
Appendix B: The Bill of Rights
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