Arbitrary justice : the power of the American prosecutor /
Inscribed on the walls of the United States Department of Justice are the lofty words: "The United States wins its point whenever justice is done its citizens in the courts." Yet what happens when prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the criminal justice system, seek convictions ins...
| Основен автор: | Davis, Angela J., 1956- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=201010 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Arbitrary justice. |
| Резюме: |
Inscribed on the walls of the United States Department of Justice are the lofty words: "The United States wins its point whenever justice is done its citizens in the courts." Yet what happens when prosecutors, the most powerful officials in the criminal justice system, seek convictions instead of justice? Why are cases involving educated, well-to-do victims often prosecuted more vigorously than those involving poor, uneducated victims? Why do wealthy defendants frequently enjoy more lenient plea bargains than the disadvantaged?. In this timely work, Angela J. Davis examines the expan. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (ix, 248 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-241) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780198039426 0198039425 9780195177367 0195177363 1281156639 9781281156631 |