Law and justice
Subtitle: an introduction to the American legal system
By: Howard Abadinsky.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780132328630
Subjects: Justice, Administration of -- United States; Law -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-446) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to law and justice; title: Systems of law and justice; title: A history of law and justice in America; title: Law schools and legal education; title: The legal profession and the practice of law; title: The structure and administration of state and federal courts; title: The appellate process and judicial review; title: Judicial interpretation and policymaking; title: Judges, prosecutors, and criminal defense attorneys; title: Criminal justice; title: Negotiated justice : plea bargaining; title: Civil justice; title: Juvenile justice; title: Alternative dispute resolution, therapeutic jurisprudence, and restorative justice.