Guidelines Manual

Guidelines Manual
Author: United States Sentencing Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1996-11
Genre: Sentences (Criminal procedure)
ISBN:

Model Rules of Professional Conduct

Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Author: American Bar Association. House of Delegates
Publisher: American Bar Association
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9781590318737

The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.

Department of Justice Manual

Department of Justice Manual
Author: Wolters Kluwer
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Total Pages: 20091
Release: 2012-03-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 145482445X

The new Department of Justice Manual, Third Edition takes you inside all the policies and directives outlined in the latest U.S. Attorneys' Manual used universally by the DOJ in civil and criminal prosecutions. Along with comprehensive coverage of all the information relied on by today's DOJ attorneys, this guide offers you other valuable DOJ publications in the form of Annotations. You'll find the Asset Forfeiture Manual, the Freedom of Information Act Case List, and Merger Guidelines. And it's all incorporated in a comprehensive six-volume reference. You'll discover how to: Request immunity for clients using actual terminology from factors that DOJ attorneys must consider Phrase a FOIA request so as to avoid coming within an exempted category of information Draft discovery requests using terminology to avoid triggering an automatic denial by the DOJ Counsel clients on DOJ investigative tactics and their significance using actual DOJ memoranda; Develop trial strategies that exploit common problems with certain methods of proof and kinds of evidence offered by the government Propose settlements or plea-bargain agreements within the authority of the DOJ attorney handling the case. This new Third Edition of Department of Justice Manual has been expanded to eight volumes and the materials have been completely revised to accommodate newly added materials including: the text of the Code of Federal Regulations: Title 28and–Judicial Administration, as relevant to the enforcement of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines by the Department of Justice; The Manual for Complex Litigation; and The United States Sentencing Commission Guidelines Manual. The new edition also includes The National Drug Threat Assessment for Fiscal Year 2011 and the updated version of the Prosecuting Computer Crimes Manual. In an effort to provide you with the best resource possible, as part of the Third Edition, the Commentaries in each volume have been renumbered to refer to the relevant section in the United States Attorneyand’s Manual for more efficient cross referencing between the Manual and the Commentaries.

Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes

Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes
Author: Yvon Dandurand
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9789211337549

The present handbook offers, in a quick reference format, an overview of key considerations in the implementation of participatory responses to crime based on a restorative justice approach. Its focus is on a range of measures and programmes, inspired by restorative justice values, that are flexible in their adaptation to criminal justice systems and that complement them while taking into account varying legal, social and cultural circumstances. It was prepared for the use of criminal justice officials, non-governmental organizations and community groups who are working together to improve current responses to crime and conflict in their community

ABA Standards for Criminal Justice

ABA Standards for Criminal Justice
Author: American Bar Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 151
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Criminal justice, Administration of
ISBN: 9781570737138

"Project of the American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Standards Committee, Criminal Justice Section"--T.p. verso.

FOIA Update

FOIA Update
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 8
Release: 1998
Genre: Freedom of information
ISBN: