Mometrix Test Preparation's CJBAT Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass their Florida Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test. The exam is extremely challenging, and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Our study guide includes:Practice test questions with detailed answer explanationsTips and strategies to help you get your best test performanceA complete review of all CJBAT test sectionsMometrix Test Preparation is not affiliated with or endorsed by any official testing organization. All organizational and test names are trademarks of their respective owners.The Mometrix guide is filled with the critical information you will need in order to do well on your CJBAT exam: the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) expects you to have mastered before sitting for your exam.Test sections include:Written ComprehensionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityInductive ReasoningDeductive ReasoningInformation OrderingSpatial OrientationMemorization...and much more!Our guide is full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing your exam. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The Mometrix CJBAT study guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.Any test prep guide is only as good as its practice questions and answer explanations, and that's another area where our guide stands out. The Mometrix test prep team has provided plenty of CJBAT practice test questions to prepare you for what to expect on the actual exam. Each answer is explained in depth, in order to make the principles and reasoning behind it crystal clear.We've helped hundreds of thousands of people pass standardized tests and achieve their education and career goals. We've done this by setting high standards for Mometrix Test Preparation guides, and our CJBAT Secrets Study Guide is no exception. It's an excellent investment in your future. Get the CJBAT review you need to be successful on your exam. Read more

Prepare to succeed with the "CJBAT Study Guide 2025-2026," your ultimate resource for mastering the Criminal Justice Basic Abilities Test (CJBAT). This all-in-one study guide is meticulously designed to equip aspiring law enforcement professionals with the knowledge and skills required to excel on the exam and embark on a fulfilling career in criminal justice.Comprehensive Study Material: Inside this guide, you will find a wealth of thoroughly organized material that covers every aspect of the CJBAT syllabus. Each topic is broken down into clear, concise sections, ensuring you grasp the foundational concepts essential for the test, including reasoning skills, reading comprehension, and mathematics.740 Practice Test Questions: To bolster your preparation, the guide includes an impressive collection of 740 practice questions. These questions mimic the actual CJBAT format and provide a realistic testing experience. Practice is crucial, and with this extensive question bank, you’ll be able to identify your strengths and areas for improvement.Detailed Explanations: Each practice question comes with a comprehensive explanation that clarifies the reasoning behind the correct answer. This feature will enhance your understanding of the material, enabling you to approach the exam with confidence and thoughtfulness.Effective Test-Taking Strategies: Unlock useful strategies specifically designed for the CJBAT. Learn valuable tips on managing your time, tackling different question types, and maximizing your score potential. Understanding the best practices in test-taking will give you an edge on exam day.Updated for 2025-2026: Stay ahead with content that reflects the most current guidelines and assessments relevant to the CJBAT. Our guide is tailored for the 2025-2026 examination cycle, ensuring that you are studying the latest material.With "CJBAT Study Guide 2025-2026," you have everything you need to study effectively and confidently. Whether you’re a first-time applicant or looking to refresh your knowledge, this guide is your pathway to passing the exam and stepping into a rewarding career in law enforcement. Start your journey today—prepare, practice, and achieve the success you desire! Read more

In the Fifth Edition of Introduction to Criminal Justice: Practice and Process, bestselling authors Kenneth J. Peak and Tamara D. Herold show readers how to think practically about the criminal justice system by offering them a proven, problem-based approach to learning. Also available in SAGE Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality SAGE textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Learn more about 978-1-0718-9089-9, Introduction to Criminal Justice - Vantage Learning Platform, Fifth Edition. Read more

For introductory courses in criminal justice.The gold standard for criminal justice textsCriminal Justice: A Brief Introduction examines crime in the US with a focus on police, courts, and corrections. Students contemplate the fine line separating freedom from security, and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the American justice system. A wealth of Internet resources along with author tweets (@schmalleger) build on central ideas in the text, while keeping pace with changes in a continually changing field. Emphasizing the need for systemic change, the 13th edition includes revised coverage of large-scale crimes pervasive in the US, as well as policing issues and challenges, sentencing guidelines, and state laws redefining the age of criminal responsibility.Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction, 13th Edition, is also available via RevelTM, an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience. Read more

“When today’s technology relies on yesterday’s data, it will simply mirror our past mistakes and biases.”AI and other high-tech tools embed and reinforce America’s history of prejudice and exclusion — even when they are used with the best intentions. Patrick K. Lin’s Machine See, Machine Do: How Technology Mirrors Bias in Our Criminal Justice System takes a deep and thorough look into the use of technology in the criminal justice system, and investigates the instances of coded bias present at every level.In this book, you’ll learn how algorithms and high-tech tools are used in unexpected ways: suggesting which neighborhoods to police, predicting whether someone is more or less likely to commit a crime, and determining how long someone’s prison sentence should be.Machine See, Machine Do takes you on an eye-opening journey of discovery, encouraging you to think twice about our current system of justice and the technology that supposedly makes it more “objective” and “fair.” If you are someone who cares deeply about criminal justice reform, is curious about the role of technology in our day-to-day lives, and ultimately believes we should aspire to make both of these spaces more ethical and safe, this book is for you. Read more

American criminal justice is a dysfunctional mess. Cops are too violent, the punishments are too punitive, and the so-called Land of the Free imprisons more people than any other country in the world. Understanding why means focusing on color―not only on black or white (which already has been studied extensively), but also on green. The problem is that nearly everyone involved in criminal justice―including district attorneys, elected judges, the police, voters, and politicians―faces bad incentives. Local towns often would rather send people to prison on someone else’s dime than pay for more effective policing themselves. Local police forces can enrich themselves by turning into warrior cops who steal from innocent civilians. Voters have very little incentive to understand the basic facts about crime or how to fix it―and vote accordingly. And politicians have every incentive to cater to voters’ worst biases. Injustice for All systematically diagnoses why and where American criminal justice goes wrong, and offers functional proposals for reform. By changing who pays for what, how people are appointed, how people are punished, and which things are criminalized, we can make the US a country which guarantees justice for all.Key Features:Shows how bad incentives, not "bad apples," cause the dysfunction in American criminal justice Focuses not only on overincarceration, but on overcriminalization and other failures of the criminal justice systemProvides a philosophical and practical defense of reducing the scope of what’s considered criminal activityCrosses ideological lines, highlighting both the weaknesses and strengths of liberal, conservative, and libertarian agendasFully integrates tools from philosophy and social science, making this stand out from the many philosophy books on punishment, on the one hand, and the solely empirical studies from sociology and criminal science, on the otherAvoids disciplinary jargon, broadening the book’s suitability for students and researchers in many different fields and for an interested general readership Offers plausible reforms that realign specific incentives with the public good. Read more

Criminal Justice in America, 5th Edition, is the most comprehensive secondary criminal justice text. Our most popular publication, Criminal Justice in America is the most comprehensive secondary text available on the subjects of criminal law, procedure, and criminology. It can serve as a text for an entire law-related education course, or as a supplement for civics, government, or contemporary-issues courses.Its extensive readings are supported by:Directed DiscussionsRole PlaysMock TrialsCooperative and Interactive ExercisesActivities to Involve Outside Resource ExpertsResearch Activities for Students to Use the Library or InternetThe Student Edition is divided into six units:Crime covers elements of crimes, violent crime, gangs, property crime, inchoate crimes, hate crimes, computer crimes, white-collar crime, crimes against the justice system, legal defenses, methods for measuring crime, victims’ rights, and the history of crime in America.Police explores local police, attitudes toward police, community policing, criminal investigations, forensic science, search and seizure, Miranda, the exclusionary rule, racial profiling, corruption, use of force, policing the police, and the history of law enforcement.The Criminal Case examines courts, judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, plea bargaining, and the rights of criminal defendants. Most of the unit explores a hypothetical criminal case from arrest through trial.Corrections looks into sentencing, prisons, alternatives to prison, capital punishment, theories of punishment, the history of corrections, and debates such as those over crack-cocaine sentencing and the high number of persons behind bars.Juvenile Justice explores the separate system for juveniles and examines delinquency, status offenses, steps in a juvenile case, rights of juveniles, school searches, sentencing of juveniles, waiver to adult court, juvenile corrections, how the system developed, and current debates.Solutions looks at debates over the causes of crime, racism in the justice system, crime in schools, vigilantism, policy options to reduce crime and to make the system fairer, and options for individual citizens. Read more

A criminal defense attorney “tugs at both the heartstrings and our consciences as he challenges America’s true commitment to justice” (Stacey Abrams), offering a blueprint for how public defense programs should work to end mass incarceration Combining wisdom drawn from over a dozen years as a public defender and cutting-edge research in the fields of organizational and cultural psychology, Jonathan Rapping proposes a radical cultural shift to a “fiercely client-based ethos” driven by values-based recruitment training, awakening defenders to their role in upholding an unjust status quo, and a renewed pride in the essential role of moral lawyering in a democratic society. Public defenders represent over 80% of those who interact with the court system, a disproportionate number of whom are poor, non-white citizens who rely on them to navigate the law on their behalf. More often than not, even the most well-meaning of those defenders are over-worked, under-funded, and incentivized to put the interests of judges and politicians above those of their clients in a culture that beats the passion out of talented, driven advocates, and has led to an embarrassingly low standard of justice for those who depend on the promises of Gideon v. Wainwright. Through the story of founding Gideon’s Promise and anecdotes of his time as a defender and teacher, Rapping reanimates the possibility of public defenders serving as a radical bulwark against government oppression and a megaphone to amplify the voices of those they serve. Read more

The rule of law has vanished in America’s criminal justice system. Prosecutors now decide whom to punish and how severely. Almost no one accused of a crime will ever face a jury. Inconsistent policing, rampant plea bargaining, overcrowded courtrooms, and ever more draconian sentencing have produced a gigantic prison population, with black citizens the primary defendants and victims of crime. In this passionately argued book, the leading criminal law scholar of his generation looks to history for the roots of these problems—and for their solutions.The Collapse of American Criminal Justice takes us deep into the dramatic history of American crime—bar fights in nineteenth-century Chicago, New Orleans bordellos, Prohibition, and decades of murderous lynching. Digging into these crimes and the strategies that attempted to control them, Stuntz reveals the costs of abandoning local democratic control. The system has become more centralized, with state legislators and federal judges given increasing power. The liberal Warren Supreme Court’s emphasis on procedures, not equity, joined hands with conservative insistence on severe punishment to create a system that is both harsh and ineffective.What would get us out of this Kafkaesque world? More trials with local juries; laws that accurately define what prosecutors seek to punish; and an equal protection guarantee like the one that died in the 1870s, to make prosecution and punishment less discriminatory. Above all, Stuntz eloquently argues, Americans need to remember again that criminal punishment is a necessary but terrible tool, to use effectively, and sparingly. Read more

Court TV host Nancy Grace presents her case in this behind-the-scenes look at the high-profile cases everyone is talking about ancy Grace is a name millions of Americans recognize from her regular appearances on Court TV and Larry King Live. Legions of loyal fans tune in for her opinions on today's high-profile cases and her expert commentary on the challenges facing the American judicial system. Now, in Objection!, she makes her case for what's wrong with the legal system and what can be done about it. Read more

Organised crime, corruption, and terrorism are considered to pose significant and unrelenting threats to the integrity, security, and stability of contemporary societies. Alongside traditional criminal enforcement responses, strategies focused on following the money trail of such crimes have become increasingly prevalent. These strategies include anti-money laundering measures to prevent ‘dirty money’ from infiltrating the legitimate economy, proceeds of crime powers to target the accumulated assets derived from crime, and counter-terrorist financing measures to prevent ‘clean’ money from being used for terrorist purposes.This collection brings together 17 emerging researchers in the fields of anti-money laundering, proceeds of crime, counter-terrorist financing and corruption to offer critical analyses of contemporary anti-assets strategies and state responses to a range of financial crimes. The chapters focus on innovative anti-financial crime measures and assemblages of governance that have become a feature of late modernity and on the ways in which individual nation states have responded to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements in light of their specific social, political, and economic contexts. This collection draws on perspectives from law, criminology, sociology, politics, and other disciplines. It adopts a much-needed international approach, focusing not only on expected jurisdictions, such as the United States and United Kingdom, but also on analysis from countries such as Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, and Nigeria. The authors stand out for their fresh and original research, which places them at the cutting edge of the subject.This book provides a comprehensive, insightful, and original study of an important and developing field for academics, students, practitioners, and policymakers in multiple jurisdictions.

This concise, powerful mini-book is part of the Case Studies in Criminal Justice Reform series—adapted from Anne Douds’ Criminal Justice Reform: From Arrest to Bail Decisions. Each short volume is ideal for a 1–3 class unit and brings timely, real-world policy issues into the classroom through narrative-driven learning and critical analysis.Criminal Justice Reform: School-Based Law Enforcement opens with the tragic mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas—a devastating event that exposed systemic breakdowns in the presence and preparedness of law enforcement officers assigned to protect schools. Using this incident as a launching point, the chapter investigates the broader role of School Resource Officers (SROs), the rise of police presence in schools, and the consequences of treating discipline and safety through a law enforcement lens.Students will explore:A detailed case narrative of the Uvalde school shooting and SRO response failuresThe legal origins and policy evolution of school-based law enforcementResearch on the impact of SROs on school safety, discipline, and the school-to-prison pipelinePolicy recommendations for reforming or rethinking police roles in schoolsTiered civic engagement activities—low, moderate, and high effort—to spark real-world actionThis mini-book empowers students to think critically about safety, equity, and accountability in school environments—while grounding their learning in the intersection of law, policy, and public trust. Read more

Members of racial groups are protected under international law against genocide, persecution, and apartheid. But what is race – and why was this contentious term not discussed when drafting the Statute of the International Criminal Court? Although the law uses this term, is it legitimate to talk about race today, let alone convict anyone for committing a crime against a racial group? This book is the first comprehensive study of the concept of race in international criminal law. It explores the theoretical underpinnings for the crimes of genocide, apartheid, and persecution, and analyses all the relevant legal instruments, case law, and scholarship. It exposes how the international criminal tribunals have largely circumvented the topic of race, and how incoherent jurisprudence has resulted in inconsistent protection. The book provides important new interpretations of a problematic concept by subjecting it to a multifaceted and interdisciplinary analysis. The study argues that race in international criminal law should be constructed according to the perpetrator's perception of the victims’ ostensible racial otherness. The perpetrator’s imagination as manifested through his behaviour defines the victims’ racial group membership.It will be of interest to students and practitioners of international criminal law, as well as those studying genocide, apartheid, and race in domestic and international law. Read more

Centering on cases of sexual violence, this open access book illuminates the contested introduction of British and French colonial criminal justice in the Pacific Islands during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing on Fiji, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu/New Hebrides. It foregrounds the experiences of Indigenous Islanders and indentured laborers in the colonial court system, a space in which marginalized voices entered the historical record.Rape and sexual assault trials reveal how hierarchies of race, gender and status all shaped the practice of colonial law in the courtroom and the gendered experiences of colonialism. Trials provided a space where men and women narrated their own story and at times challenged the operation of colonial law. Through these cases, Gender, Violence and Criminal Justice in the Colonial Pacific highlights the extent to which colonial bureaucracies engaged with and affected private lives, as well as the varied ways in which individuals and communities responded to such intrusions and themselves reshaped legal practices and institutions in the Pacific.With bureaucratic institutions unable to deal with the complex realities of colonial lives, Stevens reveals how the courtroom often became a theatrical space in which authority was performed, deliberately obscuring the more complex and violent practices that were central to both colonialism and colonial law-making. Exploring the intersections of legal pluralism and local pragmatism across British and French colonialization in the Pacific, this book shows how island communities and early colonial administrators adopted diverse and flexible approaches towards criminal justice, pursuing alternative forms of justice ranging from unofficial courts to punitive violence in order to deal with cases of sexual assault.The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by University of Waikato, New Zealand. Read more

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Criminal Justice Internships: Theory Into Practice, Tenth Edition, guides the student, instructor, and internship site supervisor through the entire internship process, offering advice and information for use at the internship site as well as pre-planning and assessment activities. With increasingly more programs offering or requiring internships, the need for guidance is answered by McBride's counsel, offering students a means of enhancing their credentials and gaining a foothold in a competitive job market. Divided into four sections―Pre-internship Considerations, Professional Concerns, The Role of the Organization, and Assessment and Career Planning―this book offers resources to enrich the student's experience and lay the foundation for future professional success. Students learn basics such as choosing an internship site at either a public agency or a private firm, résumé-writing techniques, effective use of social networks, interviewing skills, and the importance of setting and developing goals and assessing progress.The book serves as a reference tool for professors and supervisory personnel who assist and supervise students during their internships. Suitable for all Criminal Justice, Justice Studies, Financial Crimes and Cybersecurity Investigations, and Pre-law undergraduate programs, Criminal Justice Internships is also useful in Social Sciences programs with a service-learning component. Read more

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