DIGITAL UPDATE available for fall 2021 classes

For all courses in courts and criminal justice.

A balanced, modern introduction to America's court system
Revel^(R) Courts and Criminal Justice in America is a collaboration of the most popular criminal justice authors of the century. Presupposing no previous knowledge of the courts or how they operate, this comprehensive text examines the basic structure of the court system and court process, as well as all sides of today's most controversial issues. Cases illustrate the power of the court system to regulate citizens' lives, shape what's acceptable, and strike a balance between rights and liberties. Extensively revised throughout, the 3rd edition update features new chapter-opening stories and Courts in the News boxes challenging readers to think critically and draw their own conclusions.

Revel empowers students to actively participate in learning. More than a digital textbook, Revel delivers an engaging blend of author content, media, and assessment. With Revel, students read and practice in one continuous experience -- anytime, anywhere, on any device.

NOTE: This Revel Combo Access pack includes a Revel access code plus a loose-leaf print reference (delivered by mail) to complement your Revel experience. In addition to this access code, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Revel.

Larry J. Siegel was born in the Bronx and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in 1964. After attending City College of New York in the 1960s, he pursued his interest in social forces and human behavior when, in 1968, he became a member of the first class of the newly created graduate program in criminal justice at the State University of New York at Albany. After earning his MA and PhD, Dr. Siegel began his teaching career at Northeastern University; he also has held teaching positions at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. In 1988, he joined the faculty at the School of Criminology and Justice Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where he now serves as a professor emeritus. Professor Siegel has published books and articles on juvenile law, decision making in criminal justice delinquency, criminology, and criminal procedure among other topics. The father of four, grandfather of three, Larry and his wife, Terry, reside in Naples, Florida.

Frank Schmalleger is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He holds degrees from the University of Notre Dame and The Ohio State University, having earned both a master's (1970) and a doctorate (1974) in sociology (with a special emphasis in criminology) from The Ohio State University. From 1976 to 1994, Dr. Schmalleger taught criminology and criminal justice courses at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke; for the last 16 of those years, he chaired the university's Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice. The university named him Distinguished Professor in 1991. Schmalleger has taught in the online graduate program of the New School for Social Research, helping to build the world's first electronic classrooms in support of distance learning through computer telecommunications. As an adjunct professor with Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, he helped develop the university's graduate program in security administration and loss prevention and taught courses in that curriculum for more than a decade. An avid web user and website builder, Professor Schmalleger is also the creator of numerous award-winning websites. He is the author of numerous articles and more than 30 books, including the widely used Criminal Justice Today (Pearson), Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction (Pearson), Criminology Today (Pearson), and Criminal Law Today (Prentice Hall).

John L. Worrall is a professor of criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas. A Seattle native, he received a BA (with a double major in psychology as well as law and justice) from Central Washington University in 1994. Both his MA (criminal justice) and PhD (political science) were received from Washington State University, where he graduated in 1999. From 1999 to 2006, Professor Worrall was a member of the criminal justice faculty at California State University, San Bernardino. He moved to Texas in the fall of 2006. Dr. Worrall has published articles and book chapters on a wide variety of topics ranging from legal issues in policing to community prosecution. He is also the author of several textbooks, including Crime Control in America: What Works? (4th ed., Pearson, 2019) and Criminal Procedure: From First Contact to Appeal (6th ed., Pearson, 2019). He serves as executive director of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and editor of the journal Police Quarterly.