NCJ Number
10743
Date Published
1968
Length
282 pages
Annotation
JUDICIAL PROCESS, INVESTIGATED ON A COUNTRYWIDE TOUR, INCLUDED OBSERVATION OF NUMEROUS STATE COURT SYSTEMS.
Abstract
THE EXTENT OF CASE BACKLOG, THE POLITICAL SPOILS SYSTEM, THE INCOMPETENCY OF MANY STATE COURT JUDGES AND EXISTING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST THE POOR ARE REVEALED IN THIS CRITIQUE OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. THE NEED FOR REFORM IS SEEN IN MUNICIPAL AND MINOR COURTS, JUDGES AND LAWYERS, THE ADVERSARY SYSTEM, POLICE PROCEDURES, BAIL, THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL, JURIES, AND THE ROLE OF THE CITIZEN. THE BOOK IS WRITTEN IN JOURNALISTIC STYLE AND IS ILLUSTRATED BY NUMEROUS CASE STUDIES.