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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781235003321

Titolo

Courts, law, and justice / / general editor, William J. Chambliss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2011

Los Angeles : , : Sage Reference, , 2011

ISBN

1-78034-128-8

1-4522-6645-X

1-4129-9412-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 317 pages)

Collana

Key issues in crime and punishment

Disciplina

347.73

Soggetti

Criminal justice, Adminstration of

Crime

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction: What Makes an Act a Crime?; 1 - Asset Forfeiture; 2 - DNA Evidence; 3 - Double Jeopardy; 4 - Drug Laws; 5 - DUI Penalties; 6 - Exclusionary Rules; 7 - Expert Witnesses and Hired Guns; 8 - Eyewitness Testimony and Accuracy; 9 - Gun Control Laws; 10 - Insanity Defense; 11 - Jury System; 12 - Mandatory Sentencing; 13 - Miranda Rights; 14 - Plea Bargaining; 15 - Polygraphs; 16 - Restorative Justice; 17 - Sentencing Disparities; 18 - Sex Offender Registry; 19 - Three-Strikes Laws; 20 - Victim Rights and Restitution; Index; About the General Editor

Sommario/riassunto

This title covers a wide range of sharply contested topics, including drug and gun control laws as well as the ins and outs of the criminal justice system as encountered by arrested suspects.