| Capital Punishment/The Death Penalty |
Explores issues surrounding the death penalty, including when to impose it, who is subject to it, constitutional questions, safeguards to protect the innocent, and the role of DNA evidence.
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| Corrections, Probation, and Parole |
Focuses on issues surrounding incarceration and parole, including prison reform, privatization of prisons, reentry and after-care programs, community corrections, and prison services for females and other special populations.
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| Criminal Procedure |
Explores issues regarding pretrial criminal rules that ensure due process and equal protection, criminal arraignment, bail, pretrial release, preliminary hearings, plea bargaining, criminal trials, and criminal discovery.
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| Evidence Storage and Handling |
Addresses new developments in forensic science and the rise of cases involving dangerous chemicals or hazardous bio-organisms, along with evidentiary chain of custody and the proper storage, handling, and preservation of materials submitted as evidence.
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| Identity Theft |
Includes resources describing different types of identity theft, future trends, and challenges for state courts.
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| Notorious Cases |
Shows how courts must address the challenges that come with a notorious, high-profile case, such as pretrial matters, media coverage, juror privacy, and security.
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| Security and the Courts |
Addresses questions about court security, including personal safety, security planning and policies, disaster recovery planning, mail handling, data security, and new technologies.
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| Sentencing |
Discusses issues related to sentencing, such as disparity (racial/ethnic, gender, age), judicial discretion, and the impact of sentencing policies on facilities and personnel resources, and includes information on sentencing commissions, guidelines, and reforms.
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| Violent Criminal Offenses |
Describes the nature and significance of violent criminal offenses and their effect on courts.
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