The craft of justice : politics and work in criminal court communities /
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Author / Creator: | Flemming, Roy B. |
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Imprint: | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c1992. |
Description: | xi, 217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Law in social context series |
Subject: | Criminal justice, Administration of -- Social aspects -- United States. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Political aspects -- United States. Criminal courts -- United States Criminal courts. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Political aspects. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Social aspects. United States. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1412470 |
Summary: | The final volume of a trilogy (begun with The Contours of Justice and The Tenor of Justice ) based on a large-scale, complex study of nine criminal courts. Explains how criminal court policies reflect tensions or harmony among judges on the bench, and identifies and illustrates patterns of dominance and conflict within courthouse communities. |
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Physical Description: | xi, 217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0812231872 |