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Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice: An Australasian Perspective
Nadine Connell; Lucy Forrester; Steph Friend · Griffith University · 2024
This textbook introduces students to the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice, using contemporary Australasian examples to combine theory with practical applications.
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Criminal Justice in the Urban Community
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 01: Understanding the History of the City · 1.01: Analyzing Race Crime and Urban Violence After Ferguson- Research Perspectives and Data · 2.01: Postindustrial Cities and Explanations of OrderMaintenance Policing
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Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System
Burke et al. · Southern Oregon University
In the contents: 01: Crime Criminal Justice and Criminology · 1.01: Crime and the Criminal Justice System · 1.02: Deviance Rule Violations and Criminality
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Criminology
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 01: The History and Purpose of Criminology · 1.01: Problems of Definition and Fear of Crime · 1.02: The Nature and Nurture of Violence
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Mental Disorders and the Criminal Justice System
Anne Nichol · Portland Community College
In the contents: 1.01: Chapter Learning Objectives and Overview · 1.05: Deinstitutionalization and Disability Rights · 02: Mental Disorders in the Criminal Justice System
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Criminal Justice
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
In the contents: 01: Research Methods and Theories of Behavior Punishment · 1.02: Defining and Measuring Crime · 02: Justice and the Law
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Introduction to Criminology
George Cartwright · Madera Community College
In the contents: 01: Perspectives on Justice and History of Policing · 1.02: Defining Key Criminology Terms · 1.03: The Formal Criminal Justice Process
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Introduction to Criminology
Shereen Hassan; Dan Lett; Leah Ballantyne · Kwantlen Polytechnic University · 2026
Although this open education resource (OER) is written with the needs and abilities of first-year undergraduate criminology students in mind, it is designed to be flexible. As a whole, the OER is amply broad to serve as the main textbook for an introductory course, yet each chapter is deep enough to be useful as a supplement for subject-area courses; authors use plain and accessible language as much as possible, but introduce more advanced, technical concepts where appropriate; the text gives due attention to the historical “canon” of mainstream criminological thought, but it also challenges many of these ideas by exploring alternative, critical, and marginalized perspectives. After all, criminology is more than just the study of crime and criminal law; it is an examination of the ways human societies construct, contest, and defend ideas about right and wrong, the meaning of justice, the purpose and power of laws, and the practical methods of responding to broken rules and of mending relationships. Special thanks to Leah Ballantyne, LLB LLM, a Cree lawyer from the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation in Pukatawagan, Manitoba, who provided expert Indigenous consultation/editing for this textbook.
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Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System
Alison Burke; David Carter; Brian Fedorek; Tiffany Morey · Open Oregon Educational Resources · 2019
There is a dearth of OER textbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice, which made creating this textbook all the more exciting. At times we faced challenges about what or how much to cover, but our primary goal was to make sure this book was as in-depth as the two textbooks we were currently using for our CCJ 230 introduction course. The only way we were willing to undertake this project as if it was as good, or better than the current books students read. We have had very positive feedback about the required textbooks in the course but consistently heard how expensive the books were to buy. We also needed to ensure we met the learning outcomes outlined by SOU for a general education course, as well as the state of Oregon, to make sure this textbook helps students meet those outcomes.
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CJT 2900-Capstone Seminar in Criminal Justice
Henry White · Prince George's Community College
In the contents: 01: DEFINING AND MEASURING CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE · 2.06: Positivist Criminology · 2.07: Biological and Psychological Positivism
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Fundamentals of American Criminal Justice
Lisa C. Bowman-Bowen & Jamie O'Reilly · Coastal Bend College
In the contents: 01: Crime Criminal Justice and Criminology · 1.01: Crime and the Criminal Justice System · 1.02: Deviance Rule Violations and Criminality
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Criminal Investigations
George Cartwright · Madera Community College
In the contents: 01: INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION · 1.02: CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AS A THINKING PROCESS · 02: THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
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Solano Community College: Introduction to Criminal Justice
Alison S. Burke, David Carter, Brian Fedorek, Tiffany Morey, Lore Rutz-Burri, & Shanell Sanchez · Southern Oregon University
In the contents: 01: Crime Criminal Justice and Criminology · 1.01: Crime and the Criminal Justice System · 1.02: Deviance Rule Violations and Criminality