Criminal Justice Courses

Career Guide in Criminal Justice

Douglas Klutz

9780190881320
Looseleaf
August 2018

Comprehensive, current, and highly practical career guidance in Criminal Justice

Career Guide in Criminal Justice

Douglas Klutz

9780190881306
Paperback
August 2018

Comprehensive, current, and highly practical career guidance in Criminal Justice

Research Methods in Crime, Justice, and Social Problems: A Mixed Methods Approach

Second Edition

Mark M. Lanier and Lisa T. Briggs

9780190694432
Paperback
June 2018

Guides students through the research process, covering qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods

Making Sense of Criminal Justice: Policies and Practices

Third Edition

G. Larry Mays and Rick Ruddell

9780190679279
Paperback
June 2018

Encourages students to think critically about the major dilemmas faced by participants in the criminal justice system

Mass Incarceration

Keramet A. Reiter

9780190272531
Paperback
September 2017

Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Part of our Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice series, this text provides an authoritative overview of mass incarceration

CrimComics Issue 2: Biology and Criminality

Krista S. Gehring and Michael R. Batista

9780190207151
Paperback
November 2016

CrimComics helps today's students understand challenging criminological theories with comics that are fun, engaging, and pedagogically sound

CrimComics Issue 1: Origins of Criminology

Krista S. Gehring and Michael R. Batista

9780190207144
Paperback
November 2016

CrimComics helps today's students understand challenging criminological theories with comics that are fun, engaging, and pedagogically sound

American Courts and the Judicial Process

Second Edition

G. Larry Mays and Laura Woods Fidelie

9780190278892
Paperback
January 2016

A comprehensive, concise, and current courts textbook--at an affordable price

Capital Punishment: Theory and Practice of the Ultimate Penalty

Virginia Leigh Hatch and Anthony Walsh

9780190212681
Paperback
November 2015

An engaging, balanced look at the death penalty, with unique chapters on the use of DNA and the human desire to punish

Cybercrime

Peter Grabosky

9780190211554
Paperback
November 2015

Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Part of Oxford University Press' Keynotes in Criminology and Criminal Justice Series, Cybercrime presents a concise introduction to the topic by a pioneer in the field

Juvenile Delinquency: Mainstream and Crosscurrents

Third Edition

John Randolph Fuller

9780190275570
Paperback
November 2015

A broad, comprehensive introduction that uses a critical approach to address one of society's most pressing issues

Understanding and Using Statistics for Criminology and Criminal Justice

Jonathon A. Cooper, Peter A. Collins, and Anthony Walsh

9780199364466
Paperback
September 2015

Addressing questions like "Why do we use a particular technique?" and "How do these numbers translate back to the real world?," this accessible text explains statistics at the conceptual level before presenting math to students

A Country Called Prison: Mass Incarceration and the Making of a New Nation

Mary D. Looman and John D. Carl

9780190211035
Hardcover
July 2015

In A Country Called Prison, Looman and Carl form a foundation of understanding to demonstrate that prison is a culture, not purely an institution made up of fences, building, and policies.

Writing in the Social Sciences: A Guide for Term Papers and Book Reviews

Second Edition

Jake Muller

9780199009862
Paperback
December 2014

A clear, step-by-step guide to the entire writing process, ideal for social science students new to academic writing

Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice: Readings

Second Edition

Craig Hemmens

9780199355334
Paperback
September 2014

Examining diverse and frequently debated topics, these in-depth essays approach "hot-button" issues from both legal and sociological perspectives

Criminal Justice: Mainstream and Crosscurrents

Third Edition

John Randolph Fuller

9780199997961
Paperback
July 2013

Criminal Justice: Mainstream and Crosscurrents uses a distinctive crosscurrents theme to teach students about the complexities of the criminal justice system--and help them think critically about critical issues.

Significant Cases in Juvenile Justice

Second Edition

Craig Hemmens, Benjamin Steiner, and David Mueller

9780199958412
Paperback
January 2013

A flexible text providing summaries and analysis of the key cases in juvenile justice

Transnational Crime and the 21st Century: Criminal Enterprise, Corruption, and Opportunity

Jay S. Albanese

9780195397826
Paperback
January 2011

The first book that assesses transnational crime from a criminological perspective

The Cycle of Juvenile Justice

Second Edition

Thomas J. Bernard and Megan C. Kurlychek

9780195370362
Paperback
October 2010

A provocative and honest assessment of juvenile justice in the 21st century

Researching Theories of Crime and Deviance

Charis E. Kubrin, Thomas D. Stucky, and Marvin D. Krohn

9780195340860
Paperback
April 2008

This dynamic and compelling text offers a critical evaluation of the research methods that generate data, bridging the gap between theory and research in the study of crime and deviant behavior.