America’s Courts and the Criminal Justice System (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)

by Neubauer, David W.

• ISBN13: 9780534628925
• ISBN10: 0534628923
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-05-25
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Best-selling AMERICA'S COURTS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM focuses on the dynamics of the court by introducing the concept of the "courthouse workgroup" and the interrelated relationship of the three main actors?judge , prosecutor, and defense attorney?thus illustrating the law in action, not just the theories and facts. Neubauer also uses a myriad of pedagogical devices that bring the court process to life for students, including A Day in Court, Controversy, and Case Close-Up boxes. This text has become the market-leader in large part because of its comprehensive coverage, its focus on the dynamics of the process, and its pedagogical features. Neubauer emphasized key aspects of the law, particularly law on the books, law in action, and law in controversy, to provide students with a clear focus. The Eighth Edition is filled with timely new content and now is accompanied by an exciting new Student Companion CD-ROM that features Court TV® videos?FREE with every new copy of the text!

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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