Courts and criminal justice in America
By: Larry J. Siegel, Frank Schmalleger, John L. Worrall
Contributors: Schmalleger, Frank; Worrall, John L.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9780131745766
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Legal foundations; title: Who controls the courts?; title: Federal courts; title: State courts; title: Juvenile courts; title: Specialized courts; title: Judges; title: Prosecutors; title: Defense attorneys; title: Defendants and victims : their roles and rights; title: Arrest and beyond; title: Plea bargaining and guilty pleas; title: The jury and the trial; title: Sentencing, appeals, and habeas corpus; title: Differential treatment and wrongful convictions; title: Technology, alternatives, and the future.