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Private criminal justice : how private parties are enforcing criminal law and transforming our justice
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Private criminal justice : how private parties are enforcing criminal law and transforming our justice / Ric Simmons, Ohio State University.
ISBN
9781009347174
1009347179
9781009347136
1009347136
9781009347181
Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Copyright Notice Date
©2024.
Physical Description
vi, 246 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Significant amounts of criminal activity are detected by private police and many criminal disputes are settled through informal agreements between parties, or in adjudicative procedures run by private institutions. This book examines the vast private criminal justice system to reveal lessons for public criminal justice reform"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Simmons, Ric. Private criminal justice Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 31, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : the rise of private criminal justice
Criminal justice without the state
A brief history of crime
Public failings, private opportunities
Private law enforcement
Private criminal settlements as plea bargains
Private criminal settlements as blackmail
Private adjudications
Private dispositions
Regulating private criminal justice
The verdict on private criminal justice.
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