The collapse of American criminal justice / / William J. Stuntz
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| Autore: |
Stuntz William J
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| Titolo: |
The collapse of American criminal justice / / William J. Stuntz
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, Mass., : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c2011 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (425 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 364.40973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Crime prevention - United States |
| Criminal justice, Administration of - United States | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Race relations |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 roads not taken -- Earl Warren's errors -- The rise and fall of crime, the fall and rise of criminal punishment -- The future -- Fixing a broken system -- Epilogue: taming the wolf -- Note on sources and citation form. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whom to punish; most accused never face a jury; policing is inconsistent; plea bargaining is rampant; and draconian sentencing fills prisons with mostly minority defendants. A leading criminal law scholar looks to history for the roots of these problems--and solutions. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The collapse of American criminal justice |
| ISBN: | 9780674062603 |
| 0674062604 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910968266003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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