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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819715603321

Autore

Shields Christopher A. <1968->

Titolo

American terrorism trials [[electronic resource] ] : prosecutorial and defense strategies / / Christopher A. Shields

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012

ISBN

1-59332-609-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Collana

Law and society : recent scholarship

Disciplina

345/.7302317

Soggetti

Trials (Terrorism) - United States

Terrorists - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Actions and defenses - United States

Trial practice - United States

Prosecution - United States

Defense (Criminal procedure) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Analyzing Trial Strategies Before and After 9/11; Chapter 2: Background Research and Concepts; Chapter 3: Three Intriguing Questions; Chapter 4: The American Terrorism Study; Chapter 5: Some Initial Answers; Chapter 6: Prosecutorial and Defense Strategies; Chapter 7: The Impact of Group Reorganization; Chapter 8: Evolving Trial Strategies; Chapter 9: Policy Concerns; Appendices; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since 1980, prosecutors and defense attorneys handling federal terrorism trials have developed politicized strategies and counter strategies unique to terrorism trials, and those strategies have had a significant impact on case outcomes. Moreover, case outcomes were positively impacted by proactive policy changes implemented in the wake of 9/11. Building on structural contextual theory and the hydraulic effect, Shields finds that when prosecutors rely less heavily on highly politicized prosecution strategies, conviction rates increased. In fact, his findings indicate that the more prosecutors