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Free justice : a history of the public defender in twentieth-century America / Sara Mayeux.
Criminal Justice and Criminology - HeinOnline Criminal Justice in America: U.S. Attorney General Opinions, Reports, and Publications Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mayeux, Sara, author.
- Series:
- Justice, power, and politics.
- North Carolina scholarship online.
- Justice, power, and politics
- North Carolina scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public defenders--United States.
- Public defenders.
- Legal assistance to the poor--United States.
- Legal assistance to the poor.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- Though often taken for granted, the modern American public defender has a surprisingly contentious history - one that offers insights not only about the 'carceral state,' but also about the contours and compromises of twentieth-century liberalism.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Free Justice
- From Charity to Right
- Democratic Justice
- A Permanent Crisis
- Local Injustice
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 5, 2021).
- Previously issued in print: 2020.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908574-8-4
- 979-88-908574-9-1
- 1-4696-5604-3
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