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.
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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