Judges also sanction defendants for disrespect toward legal agents

Evidence

At another point in the legal process judges tend to sanction defendants on the basis of the seriousness of rule violations, and also on the basis of their lack of respect for agents of the law. — Michael Lipsky, Street-Level Bureaucracy, 908

Categorization

• XREF: Mirrors the procedural-discipline pattern seen in school suspension; a second domain where demeanor, not offense, drives sanction. — connects to: Judges can strip a lawyer of a case and threaten their license. — , Harr Jonathan - A Civil Action , 1238; Jury trial safeguards defendants against corrupt prosecutors and biased judges — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1292; Courts punish qualities hidden behind acts, not just the acts themselves — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 58

Broader Connections

• Courts punish qualities hidden behind acts, not just the acts themselves #exemplifies (0.85) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 58