The state of criminal justice, 2012 American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section. - Washington, D.C. American Bar Association c2012. - x, 404 p. 28 cm.

"May 2012"

Includes bibliographical references.

PART I. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -- 1. Executive summary -- 2. 2010-2011 criminal law decisions by U.S. Supreme Court -- 3. Legislative summary -- PART II. WHITE COLLAR CRIME -- 4. Recent developments -- 5. SEC whistleblower bounty rules -- 6. "Carbon copy" prosecution -- 7. Cybercrime task force -- 8. E-discovery task force -- 9. Foreclosure task force -- PART III. DEFENSE ISSUES -- 10. Defense function and service -- 11. Indigent defense -- 12. State policy implementation task force -- 13. Comprehensive criminal representation task force -- 14. Implicit bias project -- 15. Innocence developments -- PART IV. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EQUAL JUSTICE, AND SPECIALIZED PRACTICE -- 16. Ethics in criminal advocacy -- 17. Women in criminal justice -- 18. Juvenile justice -- 19. International law -- PART V. CORRECTIONS AND SENTENCING -- 20. Criminal mediation -- 21. Sentencing -- 22. Prosecution function : sentencing considerations -- 23. Corrections -- 24. Capital punishment -- Appendix A. Summary of ABA policies in 2011-2012 related to criminal justice -- Appendix B. Policy approved by the ABA House of Delegates in August 2011 -- Appendix C. Policy approved by the ABA House of Delegates in February 2012

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