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Courts and criminal justice in America / by Larry J. Siegel, Frank Schmalleger, John L. Worrall.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011.Description: xiv, 496 p. : ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780131745810
  • 013174576X (student ed. : pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/01 22
LOC classification:
  • KF9223 SIE 2011
Contents:
Legal foundations -- Who controls the courts? --Federal courts -- State courts -- Juvenile courts -- Specialized courts -- Judges -- Prosecutors -- Defense attorneys -- Defendants and victims : their roles and rights -- Arrest and beyond -- Plea bargaining and guilty pleas -- The jury and the trial -- Sentencing, appeals, and habeas corpus -- Differential treatment and wrongful convictions -- Technology, alternatives, and the future.
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Books in General collection Books in General collection Mzuzu University Library and Learning Resources Centre KF9223 SIE 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 018225 Available MzULM-018225

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Legal foundations -- Who controls the courts? --Federal courts -- State courts -- Juvenile courts -- Specialized courts -- Judges -- Prosecutors -- Defense attorneys -- Defendants and victims : their roles and rights -- Arrest and beyond -- Plea bargaining and guilty pleas -- The jury and the trial -- Sentencing, appeals, and habeas corpus -- Differential treatment and wrongful convictions -- Technology, alternatives, and the future.

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