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Author:   Cassia Spohn ,  Craig T. Hemmens
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.960kg
ISBN:  

9781412997188

ISBN 10:   1412997186
Pages:   664
Publication Date:   10 January 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

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Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Section I. Introduction: Courts and Case Processing Section II. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Courts How to Read a Research Article Readings 1. The Process Is the Punishment: Handling Cases in a Lower Criminal Court, by Malcolm M. Feeley 2. The Honest Politician?s Guide to Juvenile Justice in the Twenty-First Century, by Barry C. Feld 3. The Rehnquist Court and Criminal Justice: An Empirical Assessment, by Christopher E. Smith 4. Wrongful Conviction: Perceptions of Criminal Justice Professionals Regarding the Frequency of Wrongful Conviction and the Extent of System Errors, by Robert J. Ramsey and James Frank Section III. Prosecutors and Defense Attorneys Readings 5. Violated Trust: Conceptualizing Prosecutorial Misconduct, by Heather Schoenfeld 6. Prosecutorial Justifications for Sexual Assault Case Rejection: Guarding the ?Gateway to Justice? by Cassia Spohn, Dawn Beichner, and Erika Davis-Frenzel 7. Prosecutorial Discretion in Seeking Death: An Analysis of Racial Disparity in the Pretrial Stages of Case Processing in a Midwestern County, by Jon Sorensen and Donald H. Wallace 8. Representing the Accused: Professional Values and Professional Choices of Small-Town Lawyers, by Alissa Pollitz Worden 9. Indigent Defenders Get the Job Done and Done Well, by Roger A. Hanson and Brian J. Ostrom Section IV. Judges and Jurors Readings 10. Judges and the Politics of Death: Deciding Between the Bill of Rights and the Next Election in Capital Cases, by Stephen B. Bright and Patrick J. Keenan 11. Reflections on a Rape Trial: The Role of Rape Myths and Jury Selection in the Outcome of a Trial, by Judy Shepherd 12. Racially Based Jury Nullification: Black Power in the Criminal Justice System, by Paul Butler Section V. Pretrial Proceedings Readings 13. The Relationship Between Type of Attorney and Bail Amount Set for Hispanic Defendants, by K.B. Turner and James B. Johnson 14. The Impact of Race, Gender, and Age on the Pretrial Decision, by Tina L. Freiburger and Carly M. Hilinski 15. Criminal Prosecution of Domestic Violence Offenses: An Investigation of Factors Predictive of Court Outcomes, by Kris Henning and Lynette Feder Section VI. Plea Bargaining and Trial Dynamics Readings 16. Prosecutorial Discretion and Plea Bargaining in the United States, France, Germany, and Italy: A Comparative Perspective, by Yue Ma 17. Court Caseloads, Plea Bargains, and Criminal Sanctions: The Effects of Section 17 P.C. in California, by James W. Meeker and Henry N. Pontell 18. Variation in Trial Penalties Among Serious Violent Offenses, by Jeffery T. Ulmer and Mindy S. Bradley 19. The Entertainment Value of a Trial: How Media Access to the Courtroom Is Changing the American Judicial Process, by Jeffrey S. Johnson Section VII. Sentencing Readings 20. Is Preferential Treatment of Female Offenders a Thing of the Past? A Multisite Study of Gender, Race, and Imprisonment, by Cassia Spohn and Dawn Beichner 21. The Interactive Effects of Victim Race and Gender on Death Sentence Disparity Findings, by Marian R. Williams and Jefferson E. Holcomb 22. The Juvenile Penalty: A Comparison of Juvenile and Young Adult Sentencing Outcomes in Criminal Court, by Megan C. Kurlychek and Brian D. Johnson Section VIII. Beyond Conviction and Sentencing Readings 23. The Federal Habeas Corpus Process: Unraveling the Issues, by Robert D. Pursley 24. Criminal Justice System Reform and Wrongful Conviction: A Research Agenda, by Marvin Zalman Section IX. Specialized Courts and Other Trends in Adjudication Readings 25. The Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court: One-Year Results From a Randomized Study, by Denise C. Gottfredson and M. Lyn Exum 26. Combating Domestic Violence: Findings From an Evaluation of a Local Domestic Violence Court, by Angela R. Gover, John M. MacDonald, and Geoffrey P. Alpert 27. Teen Court Referral, Sentencing, and Subsequent Recidivism: Two Proportional Hazards Models and a Little Speculation, by Andrew Rasmussen Glossary References Credits and Sources Index About the Authors

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Cassia Spohn is School Director and Foundation Professor of Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. She is the author of several books, including The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America (with Sam Walker and Miriam DeLone) and How Do Judges Decide? The Search for Fairness and Equity in Sentencing. She has published a number of articles examining prosecutors’ charging decisions in sexual assault cases and exploring the effect of race/ethnicity on charging and sentencing decisions. Her current research interests include the effect of race and gender on court processing decisions, victim characteristics and case outcomes in sexual assault cases, judicial decision making, sentencing of drug offenders, and the deterrent effect of imprisonment. In 1999, she was awarded the University of Nebraska Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award. Craig Hemmens is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. He holds a JD from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a PhD in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University. Professor Hemmens has published 20 books and more than 200 articles, many dealing with legal issues in criminal justice. He currently serves as editor of the Criminal Law Bulletin and previously served as the editor of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education and as president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. His current research interests include criminal law and procedure.

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