administration of criminal justice

Discusses what it takes to achieve success in the field of security, law enforcement, and public safety, and gives practical advice on how to use vocational school, training programs, and college to obtain such careers as police officer, security guard, fire fighter, and emergency medical technician.

Between 1976 and 2013, 1,329 defendants have been executed under the death penalty in the United States. Through objective discussion, numerous direct quotes, and full-color illustrations this title examines What Are the Origins of the Death Penalty Controversy?.

A collection of essays documenting the historical and contemporary impact of the law and the justice system on people of African ancestry in the United States, covering three centuries of racialized law and criminal justice practice at the local, state, and federal levels.

Attorney David Dow reveals the profound injustices death row inmates endure, presenting the true stories of some of his clients who have been wrongly accused of crimes and put to death on technicalities.

Criminal defense lawyer Roy Black describes the legal strategies he used to defend his clients in four dangerous and difficult cases, and discusses his belief in standing up for the rights of the accused.

Contains over four hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about crime and punishment, covering crimes and related behaviors, law and justice, forensics, victimology, corrections, and other related topics, and includes cross-references, fact-boxes, and illustrations.

Examines the relationship between race and the administration of the criminal justice system, the selection of minorities for jury duty, and how racial prejudice can render a trial unfair.

Intense collection of prison writings about racism, the judical system, the death penalty, and freedom of speech by a former journalist.