The U.S. justice system
Subtitle: an encyclopedia
By: [edited by] Steven Harmon Wilson
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781598843040; 9781598843057
Subjects: LAW / Criminal Law / General; LAW / General; Administration of Justice; Law; Encyclopedias
Description: "This comprehensive, three-volume set provides detailed background essays, short topical entries, and primary document excerpts that explain the organization, history, and functioning of the U.S. justice system"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: v. 1. Law and constitution in early America; title: The structure and function of the federal government; title: The Federal Judiciary; title: The State Judiciary; title: Judicial procedure, power, and policy in America; title: Administrative law, bureaucracies, and regulatory enforcement; title: The civil justice system and civil procedure in the United States; title: Public law litigation and public interest law in the United States; title: The criminal justice system in the United States; title: Criminal procedure in the United States; title: v. 2. List of short entries; title: Short entries: people, groups, cases, and constitutional and legal principles; title: v.3. List of documents; title: Documents.