"This book provides readers with information covering all aspects of the criminal justice system in the state of Georgia. Sections include: crime in Georgia; substantive and procedural law; Georgia law enforcement, court systems, and corrections; juvenile justice in Georgia; Georgia's response to crime victims; and criminal justice education in Georgia. This text is appropriate for introductory courses in criminal justice, criminology, law enforcement, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice, as well as upper level courses in these same areas"--
The second edition of Georgia's Criminal Justice System provides readers with updated information on all aspects of the criminal justice system in the State of Georgia. Sections have been revised and rearranged in this edition to provide a more concise, readable, and understandable flow of the material. Sections include the history of Georgia's criminal justice system; crime in Georgia; substantive and procedural law; Georgia law enforcement, court systems, and corrections; the juvenile justice system in Georgia; Georgia's response to crime victims; and criminal justice training and education in Georgia. This text is appropriate for introductory as well as upper-level courses in criminal justice, criminology, law enforcement, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice, as well as special topics courses which focus on state and/or local criminal justice in Georgia.
