Law Without Justice : Why Criminal Law Doesn't Give People What They Deserve.

Offering a look at American criminal law, this book demonstrates that cases with unjust outcomes are not always irregular or unpredictable. It aims to show that the criminal law sometimes chooses not to give defendants what they deserve: that is, unsatisfying results occur even when the system works...

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Main Author: Robinson, Paul H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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505 0 |a Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Doing Justice and the Distractions from It; PART I: PROMOTING JUSTICE IN A COMPLEX WORLD; PART II: SACRIFICING JUSTICE TO PROMOTE OTHER INTERESTS; PART III: REGAINING MORAL CREDIBILITY; Conclusion: Doing Justice in a Complex World; Notes; Index. 
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