The collapse of American criminal justice / William J. Stuntz.
The collapse of American criminal justice / William J. Stuntz.
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Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c2011.
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N364.40973/5
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English
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viii, 413 p. ; 24 cm.
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Introduction: the rule of too much law -- Crime and punishment -- Two migrations -- "The wolf by the ear" -- The past -- Ideals and institutions -- The Fourteenth Amendment's failed promise -- Criminal justice in the gilded age -- A culture war and its aftermath -- Constitutional law's rise, three r...
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Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c2011.
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Massachusetts
Date Published
c2011.
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The rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors now decide whom to punish and how severely. Almost no one accused of a crime will ever face a jury. Inconsistent policing, rampant plea bargaining, overcrowded courtrooms, and ever more draconian sentencing have produced a gigantic prison population, with black citizens...
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The collapse of American criminal justice / William J. Stuntz.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2011.
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N364.40973/5
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74VvoVvwLR6X
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0674051750 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9780674051751 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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364.40973
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991013237939702626
