Callie Marie Rennison - Introduction to Criminal Justice

Systems, Diversity, and Change

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Names: Rennison, Callie Marie, author. | Dodge, Mary, 1960- author.

Title: Introduction to criminal justice : systems, diversity, and change / Callie Marie Rennison, University of Colorado Denver, Mary Dodge, University of Colorado Denver.

Description: Second edition. | Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016036798 | ISBN 9781506347721 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Criminal justice, Administration ofUnited States. | CrimeUnited States.

Classification: LCC KF9223 .R46 2017 | DDC 364.973dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016036798

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

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