Crime and Criminal Justice in America

Joycelyn Pollock started her career in criminal justice as a probation and parole officer in the state of Washington. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, and was nominated to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned a Master’s and Ph.D. in Criminal Justice at the State University of New York at Albany. She also obtained a J.D. at the University of Houston, and passed the Texas Bar in 1991. Her books include Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice, Ninth Edition (2016), Criminal Law , Eleventh Edition (2016), Case Studies in Criminal Justice Ethics (with Michael Braswell and Larry Miller, 2006), Prisons and Prison Life (2004), Second Edition (2012), Women’s Crimes, Criminology, and Corrections (2014), and many others. She served as Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice at Texas State University (1993–1996) and graduate director (2002–2006). In 2006 she received the Outstanding Texas State Woman Faculty Award and also the Bruce Smith Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for "outstanding contributions to criminal justice." In 2008 she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Albany, School of Criminal Justice. She was formerly a member of the Crime and Justice Research Alliance (CJRA), a shared project of the American Society of Criminology and Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. CJRA is a clearinghouse and source for objective criminal justice research. It refers policy members to authoritative experts to inform public debate on criminal justice issues.

CRIME and CRIMINAL JUSTICE in AMERICA, Third Edition Contents in Brief Preface / Acknowledgements SECTION 1 THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM as SOCIAL CONTROL Chapter 1 Criminal Justice as Social Control Chapter 2 Crime in Society Chapter 3 Why Has Crime Declined? Crime Theory SECTION 2 LAW ENFORCEMENT as SOCIAL CONTROL Chapter 4 Police in America Chapter 5 Police Operations Chapter 6 Policing and the Legal Process SECTION 3 THE LAW as SOCIAL CONTROL Chapter 7 Law and Society Chapter 8 Criminal Prosecution Chapter 9 Criminal Sentencing SECTION 4 CORRECTIONS as SOCIAL CONTROL Chapter 10 Community Corrections and Correctional Classification Chapter 11 Confinement: Jails and Prisons Chapter 12 Reentry and Recidivism SECTION 5 CONCLUDING OUR CRITICAL THINKING APPROACH TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE Chapter 13 Juvenile Justice and Corrections Chapter 14 A Critical Thinking Approach to Criminal Justice Bibliography Glossary / Index