MISDEMEANOR JUSTICE - IS DUE PROCESS THE PROBLEM?

• NCJ Number: 41047
• Journal: Judicature Volume: 60 Issue: 9 Dated: (APRIL 1977) Pages: 416-424
• Author(s): K M KNAB; B LINDBERG
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: American Judicature Soc
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
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Annotation

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MISDEMEANOR COURT PROCEEDINGS BY REVIEWING THE LITERATURE, INTERVIEWING JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS, AND CONDUCTING A MAIL SURVEY.

Abstract

THE PROBLEMS EXISTING IN THE MISDEMEANOR JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE SEEN AS CASELOAD DELAYS, INCOMPETENT COUNSEL, PROCESSING INEFFICIENCY, THE GREAT BURDEN ON THE COURT PARTICIPANTS, DISREGARD OF DUE PROCESS, AND ATTITUDINAL DEFICIENCIES. SOME REMEDIES ARE PROPOSED FOR THESE PROBLEMS....MSP