Fundamentals Of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View by Steven E Barkan

Fundamentals Of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View by Steven E Barkan

The criminal justice system is a key social institution pertinent to the lives of citizens everywhere. Fundamentals of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View, Second Edition provides a unique social context to explore and explain the nature, impact, and significance of the criminal justice system in everyday life. This introductory text examines important sociological issues including class, race, and gender inequality, social control, and organizational structure and function.

Steven E. Barkan is Professor of Sociology at the University of Maine. He has authored several textbooks in criminology, criminal justice and sociology, and has also published more than thirty journal articles and book chapters in his areas of interest. He is also a former president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. George J. Bryjak received his Ph.D from the University of Oklahoma in 1980 and taught sociology at the University of San Diego for 24 years before retiring to the Adirondack Park region of New York state with his wife, Diane. He is the co-author of three sociology books (with Michael P. Soroka) and Myths and Realities of Crime and Justice: What Every American Should Know (with Steven E. Barkan). He was the recipient of a summer Fulbright fellowship to India (1981) and was a visiting professor at a teacher’s college in Zakopane, Poland (1993). His many opinion pieces have appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, and the Los Angeles Daily News among other newspapers in the United States and Canada. Bryjak’s short plays have been produced in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Buffalo. He is the author of a short story collection: The Power of the Dark Goddess and Other Stories.

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ISBN 13	9780763754242
ISBN 10	0763754242
Title	Fundamentals Of Criminal Justice: A Sociological View
Author	Steven E Barkan
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Year published	2010-07-30
Number of pages	606
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