Plea bargaining's triumph : a history of plea bargaining in America / George Fisher.

Author/creator Fisher, George, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoStanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2003.
Descriptionxi, 397 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Liquor laws, murder cases, and the prosecutor's power to charge -- The prosecutor's motives in plea bargaining -- On-file plea bargaining and the rise of probation -- The defendant's power to plead -- Judges and the power to sentence -- Social and political theories of plea bargaining's rise -- Explaining plea bargaining's progress elsewhere -- The power of plea bargaining -- The balance of power to plea bargain.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 350-372) and index.
LCCN 2002012185
ISBN0804744599 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks KF9654 .F57 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold