Pursuing Justice, 3rd Edition

I highly recommend Weisheit and Morn’s updated Pursuing Justice. It succinctly describes international justice systems and how the United States system fits within these broader justice structures. In addition, it covers the most important contemporary international justice topics including: slavery, immigration, violence, and human rights in a straightforward way that makes it appropriate for all audiences.

Prof. Cara Rabe-Hemp. Department of Criminal Justice Sciences. Illinois State University

The lack of attention to the concept of “justice” within the framework of criminal justice studies is resolved in this expansive text. The authors take on the complex task of defining justice, examining various systems of justice and relevant justice issues, and grapple with how to achieve justice. Pursuing Justice will guide students to become more dedicated and thoughtful advocates for justice.

Kristi Holsinger, Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology, University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Ralph A. Weisheit is a Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice at Illinois State University. He is the author of eight books, including Methamphetamine: Its History, Pharmacology, and Treatment and Domestic Marijuana: A Neglected Industry. In addition to his research on illicit drugs, Dr. Weisheit has conducted extensive research on rural crime and rural justice. He has published numerous journal articles, book chapters, and solicited essays.

Frank Morn, Professor Emeritus at Illinois State University, is the author of “The Eye That Never Sleeps”: A History of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency (1982). In addition, he has authored Academic Politics and the History of Criminal Justice Higher Education (1995) and Forgotten Reformer: Robert McClaughry and Criminal Justice Reform in Nineteenth Century America (2011) as well as his textbooks Foundations of Criminal Investigation (2000) and Criminal Justice Process and Problems: A Scenario Set for Student Analysis (1996, 1999). He won three teaching awards while at the University of Illinois (1980, 1982) and Illinois State University (2000). He has done consulting for criminal justice agencies in England, Spain, and Russia. He was a Fulbright scholar posted in Lanzhou, China.