UID:
edocfu_9958353434602883
Format:
1 online resource :
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17 illus.
ISBN:
9781512805505
Series Statement:
Law in Social Context
Content:
The final volume of a trilogy (begun with The Contours of Justice and The Tenor of Justice) based on a large-scale, complex study of nine criminal courts. Explains how criminal court policies reflect tensions or harmony among judges on the bench, and identifies and illustrates patterns of dominance and conflict within courthouse communities.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction: Craft and Communities --
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Part I: The Craft of Prosecution --
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1. The Political Craft of Chief Prosecutors --
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2. Leading Prosecutor Offices and the Courtroom Craft of Assistant Prosecutors --
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Part II: The Craft of Judging --
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3. Bench Politics: The Social Organization of Courts and Their Policies --
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4. Bench Craft: Moving Cases, Policing Pleas, Doing Justice --
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Part III: The Craft of Defense --
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5. Defensive Craft: Why Getting Along Is (Mostly) Going Along --
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6. Defending in Courtrooms: Making the "Right" Moves --
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Conclusions --
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Appendix A: Characteristics of the Nine Research Sites and the Interviews --
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Appendix B: Publications Based on the Nine-Court Project --
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Index --
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Backmatter
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 978-0-8122-3187-8
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9781512805505
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9781512805505
