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Canadian Criminal Justice: A Primer, 6th Edition
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Canadian Criminal Justice: A Primer, 6th Edition

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Griffiths’ Canadian Criminal Justice: A Primer provides a succinct yet thorough introduction to the dynamic and complex Canadian criminal justice system for students without significant prior exposure to the field. In brief chapters, the text presents a current, accessible overview of the distinct parts of the criminal justice system as they are evolving in response to the technological and societal changes of the 21st century. The sixth edition includes updated theories, cases, and examples. These additions serve to enhance this market-leading text, helping to create a highly engaged community of learners who come to class prepared and eager to discuss the issues presented in the text.

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ISBN
978-0-17672-440-5
Page Count
479
Publication Date
January 2019
Status
Out of Print
Subjects
Criminal Justice
Tags
Higher Education Other

  • *NEW* Critical Thinking Exercises, and Classroom/Discussion activities, including videos and links to view online. In general, there are one of these per chapter, and for most chapters, a second one are available online.

  • *NEW* New chapter: Chapter 13: Youth Justice

  • The following boxes are throughout the book (all chapters): Research File, Box , Perspective, At Issue

  • Class, gender, race, and inequality are themes throughout the book. These themes will provide the structure to incorporate emerging trends that fit within them (such as privatization of policing, drug laws, restorative justice).

Part One: Canadian Criminal Justice: Setting the Framework
Chapter 1: The Foundations of Criminal Justice
Chapter 2: Understanding the Criminal Justice Process
Chapter 3: Considerations in the Study of Criminal Justice
 
Part Two: The Police
Chapter 4: The Structure and Roles of The Police
Chapter 5: Police Powers and Decision Making
Chapter 6: Police Strategies, Operations, and Engagement
 
Part Three: The Criminal Courts
Chapter 7: The Structure and Operation of The Criminal Courts
Chapter 8: The Prosecution of Criminal Cases
Chapter 9: Sentencing
 
Part Four: Corrections
Chapter 10: Corrections in the Community: Alternatives to Confinement
Chapter 11: Correctional Institutions
Chapter 12: Release, Reentry, and Reintegration
 
Part Five: Youth Justice
Chapter 13: The Youth Justice System
 
Part Six: Reconsidering Criminal Justice
Chapter 14: Going Forward: Challenges to and Opportunities for Criminal Justice Reform

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