The collapse of American criminal justice
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&...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.]
Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press
c 2011
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In: | Year: 2011 |
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Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: KB 20 A 5366 |
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Summary: | 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 |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
Physical Description: | VIII, 413 S. graph. Darst. 24 cm |
ISBN: | 0674051750 9780674051751 |