The American criminal justice system
Subtitle: how it works, how it doesn't , and how to fix it
By: Gerhard Falk.
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780313383472; 9780313383489
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The American police; title: A brief history of criminal prosecution in America; title: Prosecuting violent crime and sex offenses; title: Prosecuting "white collar" crime; title: Defending the accused; title: The American jury; title: Courts and judges; title: The prison-industrial complex; title: Probation and parole; title: The death penalty : non omnis moriar.