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I. Minneapolis And Pittsburgh: Judicial Behavior. 1. Urban Politics And Policy Outputs: Judicial Selection And Behavior -- 2. Political Systems -- 3. Judicial Selection -- 4. The Criminal Court Processes Prior To Sentencing -- 5. Judges' Sentencing Decisions -- 6. The Minneapolis Judges' Views And Decision-making -- 7. The Pittsburgh Judges' Views And Decision-making -- 8. Some Explanations Of The Minneapolis And Pittsburgh Judges' Views And Behavior -- Ii. Policy Problems Of The Criminal Courts. 9. Evaluating And Improving Criminal-court Sentencing: What The Courts Should Do With The Criminal And Why -- 10. Evaluating The Minneapolis And Pittsburgh Judges: Some Policy Implications -- Appendixes. Martin A. Levin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.