California's Criminal Justice System

by Pamela Fiber-Ostrow and Christine Gardiner

Book Overview

California's Criminal Justice System, 2nd Edition, shares the history, purpose, structure and procedures of California's criminal justice system. It begins with conversations about the state of crime in California, the demographics of crime, and the practices of legislative actions and direct democracy in creating state laws. The book includes discussions of criminal justice policies as well as criminal justice institutions such as policing, courts,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611635098
• ISBN13: 9781611635096
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 22.2" x 15.2" x 15.2"