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The Craft of Justice : Politics and Work in Criminal Court Communities / Roy B. Flemming, Peter F. Nardulli, James Eisenstein.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Law in Social ContextPublisher: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©1993Edition: Reprint 2016Description: 1 online resource (232 p.) : 17 illusContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780812231878
  • 9781512805505
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.73/01 347.3051 20
LOC classification:
  • KF9223
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Craft and Communities -- Part I: The Craft of Prosecution -- 1. The Political Craft of Chief Prosecutors -- 2. Leading Prosecutor Offices and the Courtroom Craft of Assistant Prosecutors -- Part II: The Craft of Judging -- 3. Bench Politics: The Social Organization of Courts and Their Policies -- 4. Bench Craft: Moving Cases, Policing Pleas, Doing Justice -- Part III: The Craft of Defense -- 5. Defensive Craft: Why Getting Along Is (Mostly) Going Along -- 6. Defending in Courtrooms: Making the "Right" Moves -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Characteristics of the Nine Research Sites and the Interviews -- Appendix B: Publications Based on the Nine-Court Project -- Index -- Backmatter
Summary: 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 -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Craft and Communities -- Part I: The Craft of Prosecution -- 1. The Political Craft of Chief Prosecutors -- 2. Leading Prosecutor Offices and the Courtroom Craft of Assistant Prosecutors -- Part II: The Craft of Judging -- 3. Bench Politics: The Social Organization of Courts and Their Policies -- 4. Bench Craft: Moving Cases, Policing Pleas, Doing Justice -- Part III: The Craft of Defense -- 5. Defensive Craft: Why Getting Along Is (Mostly) Going Along -- 6. Defending in Courtrooms: Making the "Right" Moves -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Characteristics of the Nine Research Sites and the Interviews -- Appendix B: Publications Based on the Nine-Court Project -- Index -- Backmatter

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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