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.
Table of Contents
Courts, crime, and controversy
p. 2
The legal system
Law and crime
p. 24
Federal courts
p. 50
State courts
p. 78
Legal actors
The dynamics of courthouse justice
p. 98
Prosecutors
p. 120
Defense attorneys
p. 142
Judges
p. 164
Defendants and victims
p. 186
Processing the accused
Arrest to arraignment
p. 206
Bail
p. 228
Disclosing and suppressing evidence
p. 248
Negotiated justice and the plea of guilty
p. 270
Trials and juries
p. 290
Sentencing the guilty
Sentencing options
p. 318
Sentencing decisions
p. 346
Appellate, lower, and juvenile courts
Appellate courts
p. 376
The lower courts
p. 400
Juvenile courts
p. 420
Epilogue : courts, crime, and justice
p. 447
Criminal court landmarks
p. 451
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