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Law without justice : why criminal law doesn't give people what they deserve / Paul H. Robinson and Michael T. Cahill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robinson, Paul H., 1948- author.
- Cahill, Michael T., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Judicial error--United States.
- Judicial error.
- Law reform--United States.
- Law reform.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (332 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Offering a look at American criminal law, this book demonstrates that cases with unjust outcomes are not always irregular or unpredictable. It aims to show that the criminal law sometimes chooses not to give defendants what they deserve: that is, unsatisfying results occur even when the system works as it is designed to work.
- Contents:
- Doing justice and the distractions from it
- Fear of manipulation and abuse
- Advancing reliability
- Making the most of limited resources
- Living by rules
- Controlling crime and criminals
- Controlling police and prosecutors
- Promoting interests unrelated to criminal justice
- Criminal justice reforms
- Employing civil rather than criminal process.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028953-8
- 0-19-771977-5
- 1-280-53256-4
- 0-19-803631-0
- 1-4294-0329-2
- OCLC:
- 476026018
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