Description
Book SynopsisRichard D. Hartley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas-San Antonio where he teaches courses on criminal courts and the administration of justice as well as research design and analysis. He holds a PhD from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Dr. Hartley's research interests focus on decision-making practices in criminal courts. He has been involved with a number of funded research projects including an analysis of decision-making across multiple stages in the federal criminal justice system and a multi-site evaluation of veterans' treatment courts. He holds professional memberships in the American Society of Criminology, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, the European Society of Criminology, and the Society for Empirical Legal Studies. Some of his recent research appears in Crime & Delinquency, Criminal Justice and Behavior, and Crimina
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Law: The Legal Battlefield
- The Structure of American Courts
- The Prosecution
- The Defense
- Judges
- Juries
- Pretrial Procedures and the Trial Process
- Pretrial Procedures: Plea Bargaining
- Sentencing Goals and Structures
- Judicial Sentencing Options, Sentencing Disparities, and Appeals
- The Juvenile Justice System: Juvenile Rights and Case Processing
- Juvenile Courts: Adjudication and Disposition
- Diversion, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Specialty Courts
- Courts, Media, and the Litigation Explosion
Glossary
References
Cases Cited Index
Name Index
Subject Index
