Criminal Justice: The Essentials - Softcover

Title: Criminal Justice( The Essentials) <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: StevenP.Lab <>Publisher: OxfordUniversityPress,USA

"The simple and straightforward approach of Criminal Justice: The Essentials, Third Edition, is both its strength and its charm! The book does a fantastic job of presenting the essentials without glitzing up the content with all the boxes and repetitive summaries found in other texts. Plus, it's affordable to students." --David Weiss, Fitchburg State University "The authors have done a great job with this book. The information they present is specific enough to cover all necessary aspects of an introductory course, yet broad enough to allow professors some room to add supplemental material wherever they choose." --Mike Bush, Northern Kentucky University "Well researched and well written. The book has the big advantage of being written in a manner that's free from political and ideological posturing." --James Chriss, Cleveland State University "This is clearly the best introductory textbook I have ever read. It is brief and inexpensive, yet comprehensive. Oftentimes, students become overwhelmed by all the 'extras' and scientific jargon. While those things have their place and purpose, the purpose of an introductory class is to teach introductory concepts. The writing style used is perfect for an introductory text, presenting information in an almost conversational tone that makes it very accessible to introductory students."--Chad Loes, Mount Mercy College "I like the premise that a readable, succinct text may be more useful to students than an encyclopedia. The approach of reviewing general concepts and then providing specific examples works well. This text is written in a straightforward style and will be comfortable for student readers."--Lynn Monahan, University of New Haven "This is clearly the best introductory textbook I have ever read. It is brief and inexpensive, yet comprehensive. Oftentimes, students become overwhelmed by all the 'extras' and scientific jargon. While those things have their place and purpose, the purpose of an introductory class is to teach introductory concepts. The writing style used is perfect for an introductory text, presenting information in an almost conversational tone that makes it very accessible to introductory students."--Chad Loes, Mount Mercy College "I like the premise that a readable, succinct text may be more useful to students than an encyclopedia. The approach of reviewing general concepts and then providing specific examples works well. This text is written in a straightforward style and will be comfortable for student readers."--Lynn Monahan, University of New Haven "This is clearly the best introductory textbook I have ever read. It is brief and inexpensive, yet comprehensive. Oftentimes, students become overwhelmed by all the 'extras' and scientific jargon. While those things have their place and purpose, the purpose of an introductory class is to teach introductory concepts. The writing style used is perfect for an introductory text, presenting information in an almost conversational tone that makes it very accessible to introductory students."--Chad Loes, Mount Mercy College "I like the premise that a readable, succinct text may be more useful to students than an encyclopedia. The approach of reviewing general concepts and then providing specific examples works well. This text is written in a straightforward style and will be comfortable for student readers."--Lynn Monahan, University of New Haven "This is clearly the best introductory textbook I have ever read. It is brief and inexpensive, yet comprehensive. Oftentimes, students become overwhelmed by all the 'extras' and scientific jargon. While those things have their place and purpose, the purpose of an introductory class is to teach introductory concepts. The writing style used is perfect for an introductory text, presenting information in an almost conversational tone that makes it very accessible to introductory students."--Chad Loes, Mount Mercy College "I like the premise that a readable, succinct test may be more useful to students than an encyclopedia. The approach of reviewing general concepts and then providing specific examples works well. This text is written in a straightforward style and will be comfortable for student readers."--Lynn Monahan, University of New Haven