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American terrorism trials : prosecutorial and defense strategies /

Since 1980, prosecutors and defense attorneys handling federal terrorism trials have developed politicized strategies and counter strategies unique to terrorism trials, and those strategies have had a significant impact on case outcomes. Moreover, case outcomes were positively impacted by proactive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shields, Christopher A., 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012.
Colección:Law and society (New York, N.Y.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Since 1980, prosecutors and defense attorneys handling federal terrorism trials have developed politicized strategies and counter strategies unique to terrorism trials, and those strategies have had a significant impact on case outcomes. Moreover, case outcomes were positively impacted by proactive policy changes implemented in the wake of 9/11. Building on structural contextual theory and the hydraulic effect, Shields finds that when prosecutors rely less heavily on highly politicized prosecution strategies, conviction rates increased. In fact, his findings indicate that the more prosecutors.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 170 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593326098
1593326092
1593324820
9781593324827