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The Ordering of Justice : a Study of Accused Persons as Dependants in the Criminal Process.

From the point of his arrest through to the final disposition of his case, the authors follow the accused as he proceeds through the criminal control system. They draw a picture of one who is dependent upon the orders and decisions of the police, crown attorney, defence lawyer, and judge and not a d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baranek, Patricia M.
Otros Autores: Ericson, Richard V., 1948-2007, Friedenberg, Edgar
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 1982.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • CONTENTS
  • TABLES
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • 1 The Ordering of Justice
  • The Ordering of Justice
  • A View from the Accused
  • A View from the Literature
  • A Research Strategy
  • A Profile of the Accused
  • 2 Police Orders
  • Arrest
  • Search
  • Interrogation and Confession
  • Access to a Third Party
  • Right-to-Silence Cautions
  • Dealings between Police and the Accused for Information and Confessions
  • Legitimacy of Charges
  • 3 Lawyers' Orders
  • The Relation between the Accused and the Lawyer
  • Retaining Counsel
  • Legal Dependency
  • The Election Decision
  • The Decision to Appeal
  • 4 Order out of Court I: The Process of Plea Transaction
  • The Process of Plea Transaction in Perspective
  • Lawyers' Accounts of Plea Transactions
  • The Process of Plea Transaction
  • Lawyers' Perceptions of Plea Bargains
  • 5 Order out of Court II: The Position of the Accused and the Plea Decision
  • The Views of the Accused on Plea Transactions
  • The Plea Decision
  • Pleading Guilty while Maintaining Innocence
  • Reasons for Pleading Guilty
  • Reasons for Pleading Not Guilty
  • The Plea Decision in Retrospect
  • 6 Order in Court
  • The Court Setting
  • Understanding of Court Proceedings by the Accused
  • Silence of the Accused in Court
  • Sentencing: The Trial of Moral Character
  • Perception of Outcomes by the Accused
  • 7 The Reordering of Justice
  • Summary
  • The Nature of Reform
  • Prospects for Change
  • Directions for Further Enquiry
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • Y
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