| Item Description: | Revision of: Criminal courts : structure, process, and issues / Gary A. Rabe, Dean J. Champion. c2002
Law: the legal battlefield -- The structure of American courts -- The prosecution -- The defense -- Judges-- Juries -- Pre-trial procedures: initial appearance, bail decision making, and alternative dispute resolution -- Pre-trial procedures: plea bargaining -- Trial process and procedures -- Sentencing and appeals -- Juvenile courts, juvenile rights, and processing -- Courts, media, and the litigation explosion |
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