America's courts & the criminal justice system / David W. Neubauer.
1992
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Author
Title
America's courts & the criminal justice system / David W. Neubauer.
Published
Pacific Grove, Calif. : Brooks/Cole Pub. Co., [1992]
Copyright
©1992
Call Number
KF9619 .N4 1992
Edition
Fourth edition.
Alternate Title
America's courts and the criminal justice system
ISBN
0534154328
Description
xx, 489 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)24590212
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Record Appears in
Library Has
1992
Table of Contents
Ch. 1
The Criminal Courts in Controversy
1
Ch. 2
How (and Why) Cases Move from Here to There
15
Ch. 3
Finding the Courthouse: The Confusing Structure of American Courts
34
Ch. 4
What Is a Crime?
61
Ch. 5
The Dynamics of Courthouse Justice
85
Ch. 6
The Prosecutor
102
Ch. 7
Defense Attorneys
126
Ch. 8
Judges
152
Ch. 9
Defendants, Victims, and Witnesses
176
Ch. 10
After the Arrest: Case Attrition
195
Ch. 11
Freedom for Sale
223
Ch. 12
Preparing for Trial
252
Ch. 13
Negotiated Justice and the Plea of Guilty
272
Ch. 14
Trial
303
Ch. 15
Sentencing: The Legal Basis of Judicial Discretion
339
Ch. 16
Choosing between Prison and Probation
369
Ch. 17
The Lower Courts: Rapid, Rough Justice
413
Ch. 18
Administering the Courts
437
Epilogue: The Troubled Courthouse
459
Index
469