The courts in our criminal justice system
By: Jon'a F. Meyer, Diana R. Grant
Contributors: Grant, Diana Ruth
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 534
ISBN-13: 9780135259573
Subjects: Criminal courts
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A society designs laws; title: A crime is committed; title: After arrest: law, the court, and post-arrest procedures; title: The courts get involved: the history of courts and the arrangement of modern courts; title: A prosecutor considers the changes; title: A defense lawyer is selected: the defense role; title: A judge is assigned to hear the case; title: Jurors and other key participants in the courtroom play their roles; title: Some cases don't make it to court; title: "Your ring, we spring": the role of bail in the court system; title: Plea bargaining; title: Your day in court: the trial begins; title: The punishment dilemma; title: 30 or 30 days: setting the penalty; title: Appeals; title: Juvenile courst / Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld.