Criminal Court Process Author:Ellen Hochstedler Steury, Nancy Frank This text offers a comprehensive discussion of the operations of the courts through an exploration of theory and actual operation. The authors focus on the formal rules of operation and the informal methods of accomplishing institutional goals, the formal and informal working relationships between various parties in the system, and the political... more » context in which criminal justice is dispensed. The rules and rationales behind criminal procedural law is a major topic throughout the text.« less