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Open this book and step into America's court system! With Neubauer and Fradella's best-selling text, you will see for yourself what it is like to be a judge, a prosecutor, a defense attorney, and more. This fascinating and well-researched text gives you a realistic sense of being in the courthouse--you will quickly gain an understanding of what it is like to work in and be a part of the American criminal justice system. This concept of the courthouse "players" makes it easy to understand each person's important role in bringing a case through the court process. Throughout the text, the authors highlight not only the pivotal role of the criminal courts but also the court's importance and impact on society as a whole.
Sommario
1. Courts, Crime and Controversy.
Part I: THE LEGAL SYSTEM.
2. Law and Crime.
3. Federal Courts.
4. State Courts.
Part II: LEGAL ACTORS.
5. Dynamics of Courthouse Justice.
6. Prosecutors.
7. Defense Attorneys.
8. Judges
9. Defendants and Victims.
Part III: PROCESSING THE ACCUSED.
10. Arrest to Arraignment.
11. Bail.
12. Disclosing and Suppressing Evidence.
13. Negotiated Justice and the Plea of Guilty.
14. Trials and Juries.
Part IV: SENTENCING THE GUILTY.
15. Sentencing Options.
16. Sentencing.
Part V: APPELLATE, LOWER AND JUVENILE COURTS.
17. Appellate Courts.
18. The Lower Courts.
19. Juvenile Courts.
Epilogue.
Appendix A: Criminal Court Landmarks.
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States.
Appendix C: An Overview of The Constitution of the United States.
Appendix D: Legal Reasoning.
Riassunto
Open this book and step into America's court system! With Neubauer and Fradella's best-selling text, you will see for yourself what it is like to be a judge, a prosecutor, a defense attorney, and more. This fascinating and well-researched text gives you a realistic sense of being in the courthouse--you will quickly gain an understanding of what it is like to work in and be a part of the American criminal justice system. This concept of the courthouse "players" makes it easy to understand each person's important role in bringing a case through the court process. Throughout the text, the authors highlight not only the pivotal role of the criminal courts but also the court's importance and impact on society as a whole.
