Criminal Justice

You'll learn how to set up a forensics lab, select hardware and software, choose forensic imaging procedures, test your tools, capture evidence from different sources, follow a sound investigative process, safely store evidence, and verify your findings. Best practices for documenting your results, preparing reports, and presenting evidence in court are also covered in this detailed resource.

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American sentencing : law and practice -- Alternatives to incarceration -- The experience and consequences of incarceration -- Release and life after prison -- Women, juveniles, and other special offender populations -- Causes and significance of "mass incarceration" -- Race, ethnicity, and punishment -- Public opinion, politics, and reform.