The Lower Criminal Courts

ISBN-13: 9780367219307 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 166 str.

Alisa Smith; Sean Maddan

Opis

This book explores misdemeanor courts in the United States by focusing on the processing of misdemeanor crimes and the resultant consequences of conviction, such as loss of employment and housing, the imposition of significant fines, and loss of liberty.

Spis treści

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