{"product_id":"9781412940641","title":"Courts: A Text\/Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust published and already adopted at Penn State, Wright State University, and Western Michigan University!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCourts: A Text\/Reader provides the best of both worlds- authored text sections with carefully selected accompanying readings that illustrate the questions and controversies legal scholars and court researchers are investigating in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century. The articles, from leading journals in criminology and criminal justice, reflect both classic studies of the criminal court system and state-of-the-art research, and often have a policy perspective that makes them more applied, less theoretical, and more interesting to both undergraduate and graduate students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBegins with an introductory chapter that presents a succinct overview of the U.S. criminal court system and its processes, and briefly describes the organization and content of the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures “How to Read a Research Article”-a perfect introduction to understanding how real-world research is organized and delivered in the journal literature-which precedes and is tied to the first reading in the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a \"mini-chapter” for each section, with figures and tables that present basic concepts and provide a background for the readings that follow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduces students to cutting-edge research and classic studies of the criminal court system by leading scholars in the field in carefully selected, edited research articles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides key terms, Web resources, and thought-provoking discussion questions for each section, along with questions for each reading to help students develop their critical thinking skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccompanied by High-Quality Ancillaries!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructor Resources on CDinclude a test bank, Power Point slides for each section, classroom activities, and more. To request a copy, qualified adopters should contact SAGE Customer Care at 800-818-SAGE (7243) from 6am – 5pm, PT. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003eStudent study site\u003c\/b\u003e at www.sagepub.com\/spohnstudy provides additional articles, self-study quizzes, e-flashcards, and more. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntended Audience\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis unique Text\/Reader is primarily intended for undergraduate and graduate courses on the criminal court system and\/or judicial processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo learn more about author Cassia Spohn, please click here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterested in a \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003etext\/ reader \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efor another criminology or criminal justice here? \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eExplore other titles in the series.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035590148336,"sku":"9781412940641","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412940641_p0.jpg?v=1763725893","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412940641","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}