The craft of justice : politics and work in criminal court communities /

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Author / Creator:Flemming, Roy B.
Imprint:Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1992.
Description:xi, 217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Law in social context series
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1412470
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Other authors / contributors:Nardulli, Peter F.
Eisenstein, James.
ISBN:0812231872
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Craft and Communities
  • Pt. I. The Craft of Prosecution. 1. The Political Craft of Chief Prosecutors. 2. Leading Prosecutor Offices and the Courtroom Craft of Assistant Prosecutors
  • Pt. 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
  • Pt. III. The Craft of Defense. 5. Defensive Craft: Why Getting Along Is (Mostly) Going Along. 6. Defending in Courtrooms: Making the "Right" Moves. Appendix A: Characteristics of the Nine Research Sites and the Interviews
  • Appendix B: Publications Based on the Nine-Court Project.