America's Courts and the Criminal Justice System
By David W. Neubauer, Henry F. Fradella
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Neubauer/Fradella's AMERICA’S COURTS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, 14th Edition, offers a comprehensive explanation of the courts and the criminal justice system, presented in a streamlined, straightforward manner that appeals to instructors and students alike. The crisp, clear writing is organized into brief sections within chapters, ensuring that students gain a firm handle on the material. The text's innovative "courtroom workhouse" model, which focuses on the interrelationships among the judge, prosecutor and defense attorney, brings the courtroom to life. This text gives students an accurate glimpse of what it's like to work within the American criminal justice system and is now available with MindTap, our digital learning solution that powers students' mastery of key concepts while engaging them with video cases, career scenarios, visual summaries and more.
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Neubauer/Fradella's AMERICA’S COURTS AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, 14th Edition, offers a comprehensive explanation of the courts and the criminal justice system, presented in a streamlined, straightforward manner that appeals to instructors and students alike. The crisp, clear writing is organized into brief sections within chapters, ensuring that students gain a firm handle on the material. The text's innovative "courtroom workhouse" model, which focuses on the interrelationships among the judge, prosecutor and defense attorney, brings the courtroom to life. This text gives students an accurate glimpse of what it's like to work within the American criminal justice system and is now available with MindTap, our digital learning solution that powers students' mastery of key concepts while engaging them with video cases, career scenarios, visual summaries and more.
This best-selling text on criminal courts features a unique emphasis on courthouse dynamics, which gives students a true sense of being in the courthouse.
The book's unique themes -- the law on the books, the law in action and the law in controversy -- provide students with a means of focusing on important issues and how to think critically about them.
"Case Close-Up" boxes in each chapter present important court decisions that have affected our nation's criminal justice system. These boxes also highlight the dynamic nature of courts in the United States.
"Courts and Controversy" boxes deal with contentious issues in the criminal courts system and how these issues are resolved.
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1. Crime, Law, Courts, and ControversyPreview this chapter
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