American terrorism trials : prosecutorial and defense strategies / Christopher A. Shields.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shields, Christopher A., 1968-

Series:

Law and society (New York, N.Y.)

Law and society : recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trials (Terrorism)--United States.

Trials (Terrorism).

Terrorists--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Terrorists.

Actions and defenses--United States.

Actions and defenses.

Trial practice--United States.

Trial practice.

Prosecution--United States.

Prosecution.

Defense (Criminal procedure)--United States.

Defense (Criminal procedure).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since 1980, prosecutors and defense attorneys handling federal terrorism trials have developed politicized strategies and counter strategies unique to terrorism trials, and those strategies have had a significant impact on case outcomes. Moreover, case outcomes were positively impacted by proactive policy changes implemented in the wake of 9/11. Building on structural contextual theory and the hydraulic effect, Shields finds that when prosecutors rely less heavily on highly politicized prosecution strategies, conviction rates increased. In fact, his findings indicate that the more prosecutors

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Analyzing Trial Strategies Before and After 9/11; Chapter 2: Background Research and Concepts; Chapter 3: Three Intriguing Questions; Chapter 4: The American Terrorism Study; Chapter 5: Some Initial Answers; Chapter 6: Prosecutorial and Defense Strategies; Chapter 7: The Impact of Group Reorganization; Chapter 8: Evolving Trial Strategies; Chapter 9: Policy Concerns; Appendices; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593326098

1593326092

OCLC:

818819104