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.