LEADER 03153nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910819715603321 005 20230801224038.0 010 $a1-59332-609-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000234419 035 $a(EBL)1057856 035 $a(OCoLC)818819104 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000719937 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12286333 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000719937 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10661220 035 $a(PQKB)11141028 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1057856 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1057856 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10583874 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000234419 100 $a20120521d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican terrorism trials$b[electronic resource] $eprosecutorial and defense strategies /$fChristopher A. Shields 210 $aEl Paso $cLFB Scholarly Pub. LLC$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (186 p.) 225 1 $aLaw and society : recent scholarship 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59332-482-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 330 $aSince 1980, prosecutors and defense attorneys handling federal terrorism trials have developed politicized strategies and counter strategies unique to terrorism trials, and those strategies have had a significant impact on case outcomes. Moreover, case outcomes were positively impacted by proactive policy changes implemented in the wake of 9/11. Building on structural contextual theory and the hydraulic effect, Shields finds that when prosecutors rely less heavily on highly politicized prosecution strategies, conviction rates increased. In fact, his findings indicate that the more prosecutors 410 0$aLaw and society (New York, N.Y.) 606 $aTrials (Terrorism)$zUnited States 606 $aTerrorists$xLegal status, laws, etc$zUnited States 606 $aActions and defenses$zUnited States 606 $aTrial practice$zUnited States 606 $aProsecution$zUnited States 606 $aDefense (Criminal procedure)$zUnited States 615 0$aTrials (Terrorism) 615 0$aTerrorists$xLegal status, laws, etc. 615 0$aActions and defenses 615 0$aTrial practice 615 0$aProsecution 615 0$aDefense (Criminal procedure) 676 $a345/.7302317 700 $aShields$b Christopher A.$f1968-$01611901 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910819715603321 996 $aAmerican terrorism trials$93940379 997 $aUNINA