Criminal Courts : Structure, Process, and Issues

Rabe, Gary A.; Champion, Dean J.

ISBN 10: 0137803885 / ISBN 13: 9780137803880

Verlag: Prentice Hall, 2001

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Key features of Criminal Courts: Structure, Process, and Issues include:

• Concise synopsis of the history of American courts, featuring the judicial system and key courtroom actors
• Up-to-date box materials supplementing text, featuring key issues and relevant themes of different aspects of court procedures
• Comprehensive discussion of pretrial procedures, motions, bases for appeals, and alternatives to criminal prosecution, including alternative dispute resolution, pretrial diversion, and restorative justice
• Extensive coverage and comparison of state and federal court systems
• Comprehensive discussion of juvenile courts, juvenile rights, and the juvenile justice process
• Detailed discussion of key courtroom actors, including prosecutors, defense counsels, and judges, and how each are elected or appointed
• Comprehensive discussion of plea bargaining, plea bargaining controversies and ethical considerations, and plea bargaining bans in different jurisdictions
• Complete discussion of the jury system in the United States, including jury selection, jury deliberations, and jury issues including jury nullification, use of jury consultants, and juror misconduct
• Complete discussion of the trial process, including opening and closing arguments, examination and cross-examination, and other aspects of presentation of testimony and evidence
• Comprehensive discussion of American courts, their interplay with the media, and how the media have changed courtroom procedures
• Extensive discussion of key federal and state cases concerning court actions and defendants' rights
• Discussion of major sentencing systems, including indeterminate, determinate, mandatory, and guideline-based or presumptive sentencing
Ancillaries include test bank, comprehensive glossary, and bibliography
• Questions for review at chapter ends, including listings of key terms featured, and suggested readings for further student inquiry

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Titel: Criminal Courts : Structure, Process, and ...
Verlag: Prentice Hall
Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: good