Coercion to compromise: plea bargaining, the courts, and the making of political authority
Auteur :
Vogel, Mary E.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195101744
Date de publication :
29 nov. 2007
Dimensions :
16,0 x 23,6 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
757 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book examines the origins of the controversial practice of plea bargaining, a procedure that appears to reward the guilty. Contrary to popular perception of plea bargaining as an innovation or corruption of the post-World War II years, this study shows that the practice emerged early in the American Republic.