Screen LibraryCourts, law, and justice
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Sage Reference,
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| Publisher Address: | Los Angeles |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Key Issues in crime and punishment |
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| Carrier Form: | xv, 317 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781412978576 (hbk.) 1412978572 |
| Index Number: | D916 |
| CLC: | D916 |
| Call Number: | D916/C866 |
| Contents: |
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. |