The Craft of Justice : : Politics and Work in Criminal Court Communities / / Roy B. Flemming, Peter F. Nardulli, James Eisenstein.
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...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Pennsylvania Press Package Archive 1898-1999 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2016] ©1993 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Edition: | Reprint 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Law in Social Context
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 p.) :; 17 illus. |
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Other title: | 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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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. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781512805505 9783110442526 |
DOI: | 10.9783/9781512805505 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Roy B. Flemming, Peter F. Nardulli, James Eisenstein. |