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1.
Advocacy and the Making of the Adversarial Criminal Trial, 1800-1865
Contributors:
Publisher:
Oxford University 1998
Subjects:
Adversary System (Law)--Great Britain--History
Trial Practice--Great Britain--History
Criminal Procedure--Great Britain--History
Defense (Criminal Procedure)--Great Britain--History
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...against full defence by counsel in criminal trials. Under civilprocedure...asked, 'be introducedinto our criminal system?' He argued in his 1824 and 1826...introduction of this defect into criminal trials would lead to theexclusion...
2.
The Innocence Commission: Preventing Wrongful Convictions and Restoring the Criminal Justice System
Contributors:
Publisher:
New York University Press 2008
Subjects:
Judicial Error--Virginia
Judicial Error--Virginia--Cases
Innocence Commission For Virginia
Criminal Justice, Administration of--Virginia
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...day is that criminal justice reform...201Cbenefit” criminal defen­dantsU...Virginia's system of indigent defense to be unconstituU...substandard system of indi­gent defense other than the...guardians of the criminal justice systemU...
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Taming the System: The Control of Discretion in Criminal Justice, 1950-1990
Contributors:
Publisher:
Oxford University Press 1993
Subjects:
Criminal Justice, Administration of--United States--Decision Making
Judicial Discretion--United States
Police Discretion--United States
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...followed had a profound effect on theinstitutional arrangements of the criminal justice system. The provisionof criminal defense was a patchwork, catch-as-catch-can system. Whilea few cities had public defender systems, most jurisdictions...
4.
In the Adopted Land: Abused Immigrant Women and the Criminal Justice System
Contributors:
Publisher:
Praeger 2004
Subjects:
Victims Of Family Violence--United States--Case Studies
Abused Women--United States--Case Studies
Vietnamese American Women--Abuse Of
Women Immigrants--Abuse of--United States
Criminal Justice, Administration of--United States
Police Services For Minorities--United States
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...gender and the practices of criminal justice officials, but also...Unfamiliarity with the American criminal justice system, ineffective defense counsel, and the demands...consequences of having a criminal record. The practices of...
5.
Crime in Texas: Your Complete Guide to the Criminal Justice System
Contributors:
Publisher:
University of Texas Press 2005
Subjects:
Criminal Justice, Administration of--Texas
Criminal Law--Texas
Crime--Texas
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...them at this stage.DEFENSE LAWYERS Any of the...Texas may represent a criminal defendant.As a practical...cases only or make criminal cases a major porU...generalpractices may include criminal law.Defendants hire defense lawyers, usually...
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Asphalt Justice: A Critique of the Criminal Justice System in America
Contributors:
Publisher:
Praeger 2001
Subjects:
Criminal Justice, Administration of--United States
Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States--Evaluation
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...causesthat underlie the criminal behavior. Criteria...risen to the level of criminal mischiefor trespassing...chapter on the insanity defense will present even moreshocking...thecriminal justice system. Yet, the mental health...mindsetof the career criminal with no career skills...
7.
Women in the Criminal Justice System
Contributors:
Publisher:
Praeger 1994 (3rd edition)
Subjects:
Sex Discrimination In Criminal Justice Administration--United States
Female Offenders--United States
Women Correctional Personnel--United States
Women Lawyers--United States
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...groups resultedin a change of venue and a successful claim of self-defense.44A third black woman to gain national notoriety for her involvement withthe criminal justice system is Joanne Chesimard. A member of the BlackLiberation Army and involved...
8.
Where Are All the Young Men and Women of Color?: Capacity Enhancement Practice in the Criminal Justice System
Contributors:
Publisher:
Columbia University Press 2001
Subjects:
Social Work With Criminals--United States
Social Work With Minorities--United States
Discrimination In Criminal Justice Administration--United States
Discrimination In Juvenile Justice Administration--United States
Crime And Race--United States
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...nation to shift funding pri­orities, repeal mandatory sentencing laws, increase in-prison treatmentoptions, and fund defense intervention services cannot be done at thelocal level and requires a major national effort, an effort that necessitatessocial...
9.
Murder and the Reasonable Man: Passion and Fear in the Criminal Courtroom
Contributors:
Publisher:
New York University Press 2003
Subjects:
Self-Defense (Law)--United States
Provocation (Criminal Law)--United States
Murder--United States
Judicial Process--Social Aspects
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...is recognized in the criminal courtroom.Jurors debate...provocation or self-defense should first considerwhether...provocation or self-defense. Each case thatfinds its way into the criminal justice system is unique and the defenU...
10.
The Cultural Defense
Contributors:
Publisher:
Oxford University Press 2004
Subjects:
Defense (Criminal Procedure)--Sociological Aspects
Actions and Defenses--Sociological Aspects
Culture And Law
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...establishment of a cultural defense as a par­tial...employing the cultural defense as a partial excuse would...one of the goals ofthe criminal justice system.I first provide a philosophical justification for a defense based upon culture...
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