Part 1. The nature of crime, law, and criminal justice : Crime and criminal justice -- The nature and extent of crime -- Understanding crime and victimization -- Criminal law: Substance and procedure -- Part 2. The police and law enforcement : Public policing and private security -- The police: Organization, role, and function -- Issues in policing -- Police and the rule of law -- Part 3. Courts and adjudication : Court structure and personnel -- Pretrial and trial procedures -- Punishment and sentencing -- Part 4. Corrections : Community sentences: Probation, intermediate sanctions, and restorative justice -- Corrections: history, institutions, and populations -- Prison life: Living in and leaving prison -- Part 5. Contemporary challenges in criminal justice : Juvenile justice -- Crime and justice in the new millennium

1. Criminal justice
2. administration of -- United States
3. Criminal law -- United States
4. Criminal procedure -- United States