Handbook of Criminal Justice Administration

M.A. DuPont-Morales, Michael K. Hooper, Judy H. Schmidt

• Global and comparative perspectives: the ethics of criminal justice administration; trends in crime; a history of criminological thought - explanations for crime and delinquency; comparative criminal justice. Policing: community policing - past, present and future; managing criminal investigation; traffic operations; use of force by law enforcement officers; civil disorder and policing. Courts: criminal law; criminal procedure; the criminal trial process; evolution of court management. Corrections: evolution of the correctional process; probation; alternatives to incarceration; prisoner rights; correctional administration and Section 1983 liability issues; jail administration and management; publicized executions and the incidence of homicide -methodological sources of inconsistent findings. Special topics: victimology; workplace violence - prevention and threat assessment; future trends in addressing and preventing domestic violence - the role of domestic violence coalitions; organized crime; white collar crime; terrorism and the American system of criminal justice; environmental crime and justice; technology in criminal justice administration.