Textbook adoption and other landmark decisions: The coverage of court cases in criminal justice textbooks, 1986 to 1995 |
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| Authors: | Richard A Wright Cindy Sheridan Rolando V Del Carmen |
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| Institution: | 1. Arkansas State University;2. University of Scranton;3. Sam Houston State University |
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| Abstract: | We examine the coverage of court cases in 23 introductory criminal justice textbooks published from 1986 to 1995. The 30 cases receiving the most coverage (in inches of print) in the textbooks are identified and ranked by the amount of attention each receives. Collectively these cases can be considered the “landmark” decisions in the textbooks. We then evaluate the criminal justice textbooks by how extensively they cover (1) court cases in general and (2) the landmark cases in particular. We conclude with some recommendations of textbooks for course adoption. |
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