Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice: A Research-Based Introduction: An Anthology

Includes key terms, test Questions, and instructor tips. What do YOU think? How did criminal justice higher education evolve? Will sons of career criminals inevitably become criminals, too? Is it basically impossible to avoid? What is one of the most surprising “tools” that has successfully helped inmates? Why is the “CSI Effect” making police investigations harder? How does criminological theory relate to a student's use of Facebook? Is an academic degree actually important if you're going to be a police officer? Is a correctional facility a valuable benefit or a dangerous liability to a community? Why do many college students engage in risky sexual behavior? Criminal justice researches provide students with tools they will use to begin a scholarly search for the answers.