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Taming the system the control of discretion in criminal justice, 1950-1990
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Taming the system [electronic resource] : the control of discretion in criminal justice, 1950-1990 / Samuel Walker.
ISBN
9780199854202 (ebook) :
Published
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1993.
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 191 p.)
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Summary
Traces the history of attempts since the 1950s to control the discretionary powers in the US criminal justice system. The author synthesizes the findings of a large body of literature for the benefit of practitioners and interested students of the criminal justice system.
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Oxford scholarship online.
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Books / Online
Language
English
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September 01, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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