Courts and the criminal justice system in America
By: Larry J. Siegel, Lowell Frank Schmalleger, John L. Worrall.
Contributors: Schmalleger, Frank.; Worrall, John L.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Upper Saddle, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780131745766
Subjects: Criminal courts -- United States; Criminla justice, Administration of -- United States
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[U1] 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.