Practicing lawyers, students, and informed general readers will learn the general principles of American systems of criminal justice, and will obtain a clear, readable explanation of the sometimes mystifying ways criminal justice in the US actually works. They will gain insights into why the US system of justice is important worldwide.

Practicing lawyers, students, and informed general readers will learn the general principles of American systems of criminal justice, and will obtain a clear, readable explanation of the sometimes mystifying ways criminal justice in the US actually works. They will gain insights into why the US system of justice is important worldwide.