Justice for the poor
Subtitle: a study of criminal defense work
By: Debra S. Emmelman.
Series: Law, justice, and power
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Public defenders -- United States; Legal assistance to the poor -- United States; Plea bargaining -- United States; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [137]-145) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Anticipating the task: the cultural context for behavior; title: Plea bargain or trial?: assessing the value of a case; title: Taking cases to trial; title: Negotiating plea bargains; title: Conclusion.