| Description |
1 online resource (179 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Disclaimer-Read This First!; Introduction: Our Constitution; 1 "How the Hell Did I Wind Up Here?"; 2 The Nature of Constitutional Rights; 3 "How Can You Defend Those People?"; 4 Self-Incrimination; 5 Privacy; 6 Confrontation; 7 Taking a Step Back; 8 You Have the Right to a (Speedy) Trial; 9 A Fair and Impartial Jury of Your Peers?; 10 Judicial Bias; 11 Prosecutor Misconduct and the "Harmless Error"; 12 Plea Bargaining; 13 Sentencing; 14 You Have the Right to the (Effective) Assistance of Counsel; 15 Moving Forward; Further Reading; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
Tried and Convicted offers a controversial look at how our constitutional rights are often circumvented by the criminal justice system with impunity. Readers interested in personal liberties and rights will be intrigued by the ways in which those rights may be trampled should they enter the criminal justice system on the criminal end. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Civil rights -- United States.
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Civil rights. |
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United States. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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Criminal justice, Administration of -- Corrupt practices. |
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Criminal justice, Administration of. |
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Judicial corruption -- United States.
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Judicial corruption. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cicchini, Michael D., JD. Tried and Convicted : How Police, Prosecutors, and Judges Destroy Our Constitutional Rights. Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012 9781442217188 |
| ISBN |
9781442217195 |
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1442217197 |
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9781442217171 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1442217170 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9781283548878 |
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1283548879 |
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