CONTENTS -- TABLES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- 1 The Ordering of Justice -- The Ordering of Justice -- A View from the Accused -- A View from the Literature -- A Research Strategy -- A Profile of the Accused -- 2 Police Orders -- Arrest -- Search -- Interrogation and Confession -- Access to a Third Party -- Right-to-Silence Cautions -- Dealings between Police and the Accused for Information and Confessions -- Legitimacy of Charges -- 3 Lawyers' Orders -- The Relation between the Accused and the Lawyer -- Retaining Counsel
Legal DependencyThe Election Decision -- The Decision to Appeal -- 4 Order out of Court I: The Process of Plea Transaction -- The Process of Plea Transaction in Perspective -- Lawyers' Accounts of Plea Transactions -- The Process of Plea Transaction -- Lawyers' Perceptions of Plea Bargains -- 5 Order out of Court II: The Position of the Accused and the Plea Decision -- The Views of the Accused on Plea Transactions -- The Plea Decision -- Pleading Guilty while Maintaining Innocence -- Reasons for Pleading Guilty -- Reasons for Pleading Not Guilty
The Plea Decision in Retrospect6 Order in Court -- The Court Setting -- Understanding of Court Proceedings by the Accused -- Silence of the Accused in Court -- Sentencing: The Trial of Moral Character -- Perception of Outcomes by the Accused -- 7 The Reordering of Justice -- Summary -- The Nature of Reform -- Prospects for Change -- Directions for Further Enquiry -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-268) and index
