About the Book
Courts: A Text/Reader provides the best of both worlds- authored text Sections with carefully selected accompanying Readings that illustrate the questions and controversies legal scholars and court researchers are investigating in the 21st century. The articles, from leading journals in criminology and criminal justice, reflect both classic studies of the criminal court system and state-of-the-art research, and often have a policy perspective that makes them more applied, less theoretical, and more interesting to both undergraduate and graduate students.
Key Features
Begins with an introductory chapter that presents a succinct overview of the U.S. criminal court system and its processes, and briefly describes the organization and content of the bookFeatures "How to Read a Research Article"-a perfect introduction to understanding how real-world research is organized and delivered in the journal literature-which precedes and is tied to the first reading in the bookIncludes a "mini-chapter" for each Section, with figures and tables that present basic concepts and provide a background for the Readings that followIntroduces students to cutting-edge research and classic studies of the criminal court system by leading scholars in the field in carefully selected, edited research articlesProvides key terms, Web resources, and thought-provoking discussion questions for each Section, along with questions for each reading to help students develop their critical thinking skills
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Instructors' Resources on CD-ROM include a test bank, PowerPoint slides for each section, classroom activities, and more. To request a copy, qualified adoptersshould contact SAGE Customer Care at 800-818-SAGE (7243) from 6am - 5pm, PT. A Student Study Site at www.sagepub.com/spohnstudy provides additional articles, self-study quizzes, e-flashcards, and more.
Intended AudienceThis unique Text/Reader is primarily intended for undergraduate and graduate courses on the criminal court system and/or judicial processes.
To learn about our Text/Readers across the criminology and criminal justice curriculum, please visit us at www.sagepub.com/crimtextreaders. To learn more about the author Cassia Spohn, please visit Cassia Spohn.
This book is a text//reader that includes a collection of articles on courts that have previously appeared in a number of leading criminal justice academic journals and books, along with original textual material that serves to explain and unify the readings. This book is designed to be a core textbook in a course on the courts in the criminal justice system and can also serve as a supplemental reader for a graduate course in courts.