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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Robinson, Paul H., 1948- Law without justice. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 (OCoLC)607873432 Online version: Robinson, Paul H., 1948- Law without justice. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006 (OCoLC)608098226 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul H Robinson; Michael T Cahill |
| ISBN: | 9780195160154 0195160150 |
| OCLC Number: | 57694849 |
| Description: | xi, 319 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Doing justice and the distractions from it -- Fear of manipulation and abuse -- Advancing reliability -- Making the most of limited resources -- Living by rules -- Controlling crime and criminals -- Controlling police and prosecutors -- Promoting interests unrelated to criminal justice -- Criminal justice reforms -- Employing civil rather than criminal processes. |
| Responsibility: | Paul H. Robinson and Michael T. Cahill. |
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<br>"Law without Justice is the best-written book on criminal justice I have read in years. The erudition that went into its creation is immense. Many lament departures from deserved punishment. Robinson and Cahill do more: they reveal just how deliberate these deviations are, and exactly what can be done to right the scales of justice."<br>--John Monahan, Doherty Professor of Law, University of Virginia<p><br>"Paul H. Robinson and Michael T. Cahill expertly confront departures from justice and the resulting harm to the legal system's credibility...The inspired result blends erudite analysis and expedient recommendations for reform."--New York Law Journal<p><br>"This book is a must-read for thoughtful legislators and all the rest of us who seek justice for persons charged with crime--proportional punishment of the guilty, and exculpation of the morally blameless. The authors demonstrate, with remarkable lucidity, how and why the criminal law sometimes deliberately sacrifices justice fo Read more...
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