Taming the System: The Control of Discretion in Criminal Justice, 1950-1990 0195078209, 9780195078206, 9781423735571
It is a truism that the administration of criminal justice consists of a series of discretionary decisions by police, pr
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English Pages 208 [202] Year 1993
Table of contents :
Contents......Page 10
1. Discretion and Its Discontents......Page 14
2. Police Discretion......Page 32
3. The Two Bail Reform Movements......Page 65
4. The Plea-Bargaining Problem......Page 92
5. Sentencing Reform......Page 123
6. A System Tamed? An Interim Report on the Control of Discretion......Page 156
Notes......Page 168
B......Page 196
D......Page 197
G......Page 198
M......Page 199
P......Page 200
S......Page 201
W......Page 202
Contents......Page 10
1. Discretion and Its Discontents......Page 14
2. Police Discretion......Page 32
3. The Two Bail Reform Movements......Page 65
4. The Plea-Bargaining Problem......Page 92
5. Sentencing Reform......Page 123
6. A System Tamed? An Interim Report on the Control of Discretion......Page 156
Notes......Page 168
B......Page 196
D......Page 197
G......Page 198
M......Page 199
P......Page 200
S......Page 201
W......Page 202
