Written by a team of Criminal Justice educators, this accessible, readable and essential but comprehensive text makes real world experiences come to life for students and will appeal to all audiences. The co-authors have wide experience in law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections and have taught in nine major universities in nine different states combined. The book features examples taken from real life to provide a context for pressing issues in C.J. and will allows students to experience the "real world" of criminal justice issues.

A companion website and student self-assessment materials, in addition to voluminous supporting documents—everything from warrant samples to statistics on jobs for criminal justice grads—are available to students on the companion website.