Popular Justice: A History of American Criminal Justice
- ISBN-10
- 0195026551
- ISBN-13
- 9780195026559
- Series
- Popular Justice
- Category
- Law / General
- Pages
- 287
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Samuel Walker
Description
Describes the special character of the American criminal justice system which stems from the high degree of direct and indirect popular influence over its administration. Presents the tension between the rule of law, which implies impartiality, and popular justice, which is subject to passions and prejudice.
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- 1998
- 290 pages
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- 2012-02-01
- 144 pages
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- 2002-07-11
- 131 pages
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