Courts, law, and justice /

Courts, law, and justice / general editor, William J. Chambliss. - Los Angeles : Sage Reference, c2011. - xv, 317 p. ; 24 cm. - Key issues in crime and punishment .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Asset forfeiture -- DNA evidence -- Double jeopardy -- Drug laws -- DUI penalties -- Exclusionary rules -- Expert witnesses and hired guns -- Eyewitness testimony and accuracy -- Gun control laws -- Insanity defense -- Jury system -- Mandatory sentencing -- Miranda rights -- Plea bargaining -- Polygraphs -- Restorative justice -- Sentencing disparities -- Sex offender registry -- Three-strikes laws -- Victim rights and restitution.

9781412978576 (hbk.) 1412978572

2011292310


Criminal justice, Administration of.
Crime.
Law enforcement.

HV7405 / .C68 2011

347.73