America’s Courts and the Criminal Justice System

by Neubauer, David W.

• ISBN13: 9780534239527
• ISBN10: 0534239528
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-09-15
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Open this book and step into America's court system! What's it like to be a judge? A prosecutor? A defense attorney? With Neubauer's best-selling book, you'll find out! This fascinating and well-researched text gives you the sense of being in the courthouse-of what it is like to work in and be a part of the system. This concept of the courthouse "players" illustrates each person's important role in bringing a case through the court process. Throughout the text, Neubauer highlights not only the pivotal role of the criminal courts within the criminal justice system but also the court's importance and impact on society as a whole.

Author Biography

David William Neubauer is now a professor at the University of New Orleans, where he chaired the political science department from 1982 to 1986.

Table of Contents

Courts, Crime and Controversy

The Legal System

Law and Crime

Federal Courts

State Courts

Legal Actors

Dynamics of Courthouse Justice

Prosecutors

Defense Attorneys

Judges

Defendants and Victims

Processing the Accused

Arrest to Arraignment

Bail

Disclosing and Suppressing Evidence

Negotiated Justice and the Plea of Guilty

Trials and Juries

Sentencing the Guilty

Sentencing Options

Sentencing

Appellate, Lower and Juvenile Courts

Appellate Courts

The Lower Courts

Juvenile Courts

Epilogue

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