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Jury trials and plea bargaining : a true history

This book examines the social transformation of criminal justice, its institutions, its method of case disposition and the source of its legitimacy.
Print Book, English, 2005
Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2005
CCIV, 364 p. : il., gráf. ; 25 cm
9781841135168, 184113516X
782897691
1 Introduction2 The Political Economy of Criminal Justice in the Mercantile Era3 Crime Detection and Investigation in General Sessions Prosecutions: 1800–18454 Preparation for Trial in the Mercantile Era5 Litigation Practice at Trial 1800–1845: Prosecution and Defence6 Adjudication by Trial 1800–1845: Judge and Jury7 Adjudication by Guilty Plea8 Sentencing in General Sessions9 The Mid-Century Political Economy of Justice and Transformation in Method of Case Disposition10 Crime Detection and Investigation: 1850–186511 Litigation Practice in General Sessions: 1850–186512 Structure of Guilty Pleas: 1850–186513 Aggregate Justice and Social Control14 Understanding System Transformation
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