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In this valuable ref. for students of the criminal justice system, key terms cut across the following areas: criminal law, criminal justice, forensics, criminal invest., criminology, criminological theory, corrections, probation & parole, courts & sentencing, rules of criminal procedure, constitutional law, jails & prisons, policing & police-community relations, white-collar crime, civil rights, tort law, victimization, juvenile law, fines & asset forfeiture, capital punishment, electronic surveillance, deadly force, search & seizure, the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995, & the Antiterrorism & Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996. Conveniently alphabetized, recent & significant leading U.S. Supreme Court cases are summarized to highlight major facts.