Criminal Justice.
Title:
Criminal Justice.
Author:
Smartt, Ursula.
ISBN:
9781847878052
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (233 pages)
Series:
SAGE Course Companions series
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- 1.1 - Introduction to your course -- 1.2 - How to use this book -- 1.3 - Navigation around the book -- 1.4 - Introducing the features -- 1.5 - Criminal justice: a brief introduction -- 1.6 - Thinking like a criminal justice specialist -- Part II: Core areas of the curriculum -- Running themes in criminal justice -- 2.1 - Introduction to the criminal process of Englan and Wales -- 2.2 - Understanding crime and criminal law -- 2.3 - Punishment and sentencing framework -- 2.4 - Police -- 2.5 - Prosecuting crime -- 2.6 - The magistrates' court -- 2.7 - The crown court -- 2.8 - Youth crime and youth justice -- 2.9 - Prisons -- 2.10 - Probation -- Part III: Study, writing and revision skills -- 3.1 - How to get the most our of your lectures -- 3.2 - How to make the most of your seminars or tutorial workshops -- 3.3 - Essay writing tips -- 3.4 - Revision hints and tips -- 3.5 - Exam tips -- 3.6 - Tips on interpreting essay and exam questions -- Part IV: Additional resources -- 4.1 - Chronology of crime events -- 4.2 - Glossary of Legal Terms -- 4.3 - Bibliography -- 4.4 - Internet sources and useful websites -- 4.5 - Index.
Abstract:
'This Course Companion in Criminal Justice by Ursula Smartt is to be applauded. It is an essential handbook for all students and practitioners who are studying the criminal justice system. The user-friendly framework provides students with practical support in how they can organise their approach to studying to maximise their knowledge and revision skills. I have no hesitation in commending this Companion as a valuable complementary text' - Professor Allyson MacVean, John Grieve Centre for Policing & Community Safety, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College "Congratulations to Ursula Smartt and SAGE on a most welcome 'skills' text for Criminal Justice students... The book is concise, clear, well-organised and accessible - highly recommended." Stephen Parrott, Birkbeck, University of London Criminal Justice by Ursula Smartt is part of an exciting new series from SAGE. It is designed to help students to make the most of their undergraduate or foundation course in Criminal Justice or Criminology. Developed as accessible reference tools, SAGE Course Companions offer an introduction to the subject and encourage students to extend their understanding of key concepts, issues and debates. This book provides a basic grounding in criminal justice, alongside pointers to further reading and advice on study skills. It can be used as an overview of the subject and referred to throughout the degree for tips and revision guidance. Smartt's Criminal Justice is designed to complement, rather than replace, existing textbooks for the course, and will provide: - Helpful summaries of the course curriculum to aid exam revision and essay planning - Key summaries of the approach taken by the main textbooks on the course - Guidance on the essential study skills required to pass the course - Help with developing critical thinking - Route-maps to aid the development of
wider learning above and beyond the textbook - Pointers to success in course exams and written assessment exercises - A tutor's-eye view of what course examiners are looking for - An insider's view of what key course concepts are really all about SAGE Course Companions are much more than revision guides for undergraduate. They are an essential tool to success in undergraduate courses, enriching the learning experience and developing students' understanding.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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