Criminal courts
Subtitle: structure, process, and issues
By: Dean John Champion, Richard Hartley, Gary A. Rabe
Contributors: Hartley, Richard D.; Rabe, Gary A.; Rabe, Gary A.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Pearson / Prentice Hall
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 665
Subjects: Administration of Criminal justice; Criminal courts
Notes: Revision of: Criminal courts / Gary A. Rabe, Dean J. Champion. c2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 621-643) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Law: the legal battlefield; title: The structure of American courts; title: The prosecution; title: The defense; title: Judges; title: Juries; title: Pre-trial procedures: initial appearance, bail decision making, and alternative dispute resolution; title: Pre-trial procedures: plea bargaining; title: Trial process and procedures; title: Sentencing and appeals; title: Juvenile courts, juvenile rights, and processing; title: Courts, media, and the litigation explosion.