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An emphasis on how
criminal justice fits into the larger landscape
of the American political system. |
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Comprehensive coverage
of the entire criminal justice system, simply explained
and illustrated throughout. |
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A wealth of active
learning, problem solving, and decision-making opportunities
throughout each chapter allow students to critically
think about real situations and get involved as
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Extensive Box Program:
An extensive box program provides students with illustrations
and real-world examples that bring concepts and theory
to life. All boxes close with critical thinking questions
for further consideration.
Boxes include:
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Diversity
in the System
Topics include: "Freedom Fighters or Terrorists."
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Careers
in the System:
Topics include: "Working in the Sheriff's Office."
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emphasis on applied, career-oriented discussions
definitely addresses a need in the field. The ethics
boxes and career orientation make criminal justice
exciting, challenging, and real for students."
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Criminal
Justice in the Media:
Topics include: "What Is the Truth About Police
Work?"
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Criminal
Justice in the World:
Topics include: "Jurisdiction in England and
France. "
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"The
Main Idea" begins and "Just
the Facts" concludes main sections of text
within each chapter. These SQ3R pedagogical prompts help
students recognize and understand key points as they read
and help organize content into manageable sections for
review and mastery.
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Chapter openers include learning objectives and
provocative news clips
that provide an engaging chapter opener that draws
students into the material. This direct-from-the-headlines
feature was highly praised by reviewers!
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news items at the beginning of the chapters are
useful. They will serve to stimulate discussions
at the beginning of class periods...The focus on
the media is also useful. I spend a great deal of
time discussing the impact of the media on public
attitudes." —
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Chapter closing
applications include "Think
About This" decision-making questions and
"ContentSelect" activities
that provide instructors with assignments for further
study and additional reading sources.
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| TECHNOLOGY
ADVANTAGE |
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Companion Website Plus
www.ablongman.com/fagin
Offers an online study guide, online versions of cases
from the "Casebook Plus," and links to additional
activities and resources especially Criminal Justice
Online which features Online Terrorism Resources for
introductory criminal justice.
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ContentSelect
Research Database
www.ablongman.com/contentselect
An online collection of leading scholarly academic publications
and peer-reviewed journals, as well as popular news publications.
Students receive free and unlimited access to 25,000+
discipline-specific articles for researching, additional
reading, or class assignments. The ContentSelect access
code comes in iSearch: Criminal Justice.
Available FREE when packaged
with Criminal Justice.
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Digital
Media Archive for Criminal Justice, 2/e
Newly updated for the Fagin text, this CD-ROM contains
electronic images of charts, graphs, maps, tables and
figures; media elements such as video and audio clips,
and related weblinks. Qualified adopters also receive
PowerPoint lecture presentations,
containing approximately 20 slides per chapter and specific
to Criminal Justice. A set of color
acetate transparencies featuring graphics from
the textbook, is also available for use with the traditional,
yet still popular, overhead projector.
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Casebook Plus
Casebook Plus contains 15 cases tied to each chapter of
the textbook. The "Plus" refers to the Practice
Tests and the PowerPoint Lecture Notebook that are included.
Available FREE in a ValuePack with
the text.
Use ISBN: 0-205-38477-3 |
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Annotated Instructor's Edition
The AIE contains a complete Instructor's Section featuring
Chapter-At-a-Glance grids and annotations throughout the
text with teaching tips and guidance on integrating supplementary
materials into the course. |
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Blockbuster Approach: Teaching Criminal Justice and Criminology
with Video, 2/e supplement effectively guides the
instructor on how to successfully integrate feature films
into the introductory course and offers hundreds of film
suggestions for the general topics covered in the course.
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