01340pamaa2200241 4500 0000003825 20090130090000.0 080325 eng 0131189794 KF8700.Z9 CHA 2008 Champion Criminal courts : structure, process, and issues Dean John Champion, Richard Hartley, Gary A. Rabe. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson / Prentic Hall, 2008. xx, 665 p.: ill.; 25 cm. 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 Includes bibliographical references (p. 621-643) and indexes Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States Criminal courts -- United States Hartley, Richard Rabe, Gary A www.prenhall.com