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Instructor Site for Courts: A Text/Reader
Second Edition
Cassia Spohn and Craig Hemmens
Courts: A Text/Reader Second Edition


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About the Book

Courts: A Text/Reader 2nd edition provides the best of both worlds: authored text sections and 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 with a policy perspective that makes them more applied, less theoretical, and more interesting to both undergraduate and graduate students.

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Student Study Site

This Student Study Site is intended to enhance students' understanding of Courts: A Text/Reader 2nd edition. Please note that all the materials on this site are especially geared toward maximizing the potential for maximizing your understanding of the material.