Siegel, Larry J., 1947

Courts and criminal justice in America / by Larry J. Siegel, Frank Schmalleger, John L. Worrall. - Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2011. - xiv, 496 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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.

9780131745810 013174576X (student ed. : pbk.)

2009037765


Criminal courts--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

KF9223 / SIE 2011

345.73/01