Publisher's Synopsis
This book is a comprehensive portrait of our nation's criminal court system with its primary focus on the judge's role. It provides a first-hand look at the criminal justice system based on interviews with 500 judges and other key members of the criminal court workgroup, including prosecuters, public defenders, private criminal lawyers, court clerks and probation officers, in 15 major jurisdictions nationwide. In addition to a discussion on the art of judging criminal cases, the book compares and contrasts the criminal courts under consideration.
