
Criminal Courts
Structure, Process, and Issues
Pearson (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 20. September 2011
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-13-245779-8 (ISBN)
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Criminal Courts: Structure, Process, and Issues, 3e provides a comprehensive examination of the criminal court system, from basic pretrial procedures, to the trial process, to sentencing and appeals. It begins with a discussion of the law and its origins, compares the federal and state court systems, and examines the key courtroom personnel. This edition includes separate chapters on the juvenile justice system and juvenile courts, and a new chapter on diversion, alternative dispute resolution and specialty courts. Key cases, newspaper articles, and real court examples add practicality and provide a deeper understanding of the issues surrounding criminal courts today.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 262 mm
Width: 209 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
990 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-245779-8 (9780132457798)
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Content
1. Law: The Legal Battlefield
2. The Structure of American Courts
3. The Prosecution
4. The Defense Judges
6. Juries
7. Pre-Trial Procedures and the Trial Process
8. Plea Bargaining and the Adversary System
9. Sentencing Goals and Structures
10. Judicial Sentencing Options, Sentencing Disparities, and Appeals
11. The Juvenile Justice System: Juvenile Rights and Case Processing
12. Juvenile Courts: Adjudication and Disposition
13. Diversion, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Specialty Courts
14. Courts, Media, and the Litigation Explosion
2. The Structure of American Courts
3. The Prosecution
4. The Defense Judges
6. Juries
7. Pre-Trial Procedures and the Trial Process
8. Plea Bargaining and the Adversary System
9. Sentencing Goals and Structures
10. Judicial Sentencing Options, Sentencing Disparities, and Appeals
11. The Juvenile Justice System: Juvenile Rights and Case Processing
12. Juvenile Courts: Adjudication and Disposition
13. Diversion, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Specialty Courts
14. Courts, Media, and the Litigation Explosion