Name: Criminal Courts By Craig T. Hemmens
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Criminal Courts: A Contemporary Perspective by Craig T. Hemmens

Comprehensive and engaging, Criminal Courts: A Contemporary Perspective, supports student understanding by exploring all aspects of courts and related areas which are crucial to the criminal justice system. Written by three nationally recognized experts in the field, this text examines court structure, courtroom actors, trial and appeal process, and in addition, judicial decision making, specialized courts, and comparative court systems.

About Craig T. Hemmens

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. David C. Brody is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. He received a JD from the University of Arizona College of Law and a PhD in criminal justice from the State University of New York at Albany. He is the author of casebooks on criminal law and criminal procedure, as well as scholarly articles that have been published in such journals as the American Criminal Law Review, Crime and Delinquency, Justice System Journal, and Judicature. His current research focuses on the selection and evaluation of judges, jury reform, and the interaction between law, politics, and criminal justice policy. 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.

SECTION I * THE PURPOSE AND STRUCTURE OF AMERICAN COURTS Chapter 1 * Introduction: Law and the Judicial Function Chapter 2 * Sources of Law Chapter 3 * Types of Law Chapter 4 * Court Organization and Structure SECTION II * COURTROOM ACTORS AND THE COURTROOM WORKGROUP Chapter 5 * Prosecutors Chapter 6 * Defense Attorneys Chapter 7 * Judges Chapter 8 * Criminal Defendants and Crime Victims Chapter 9 * The Jury SECTION III * COURT PROCESSES Chapter 10 * Pretrial Procedures Chapter 11 * The Criminal Trial Chapter 12 * Sentencing Chapter 13 * The Appellate Process Chapter 14 * Specialized Courts

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1071833898

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Criminal Courts: A Contemporary Perspective by Craig T. Hemmens

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Craig T. Hemmens

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SAGE Publications Inc

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20220414

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568

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