دانلود کتاب The Lower Criminal Courts

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Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgment
SECTION 1: Introduction to the Legal and Empirical History of the Lower Courts
1 Introduction—Why Misdemeanor Courts Matter
2 Legal History of Misdemeanor Courts
3 The Process is the Punishment Revisited: Forty-Year Anniversary Review
SECTION 2 Research and Scholarly Work on Misdemeanors Today
4 The Impact of Broken-Windows Policing on Lower Criminal Courts
5 Providing Counsel for Defendants: Access, Quality, and Impact
6 Misdemeanor Justice in Rural Courts
7 The Validity of Misdemeanor Pleas
8 Minor Crimes, Major Impacts: An Examination of Racially Disparate Outcomes in Misdemeanor Court Processing
9 The Financial Consequences of Misdemeanors
10 Specialty Courts as Lower Criminal Courts
SECTION 3 Recommendations for reforming the Lower Courts
11 The Prosecutor in the Misdemeanor Courtroom: Nudging Culture Change in Policy and Practice
12 Bail and Pretrial Detention Reform in the Lower Courts
13 Necessary but Not Sufficient: A Reexamination of Procedural Justice in the Lower Courts (and Beyond)
14 The Future of Drug, Homeless, and Veterans Courts
15 Conclusion
Index