The craft of justice : politics and work in criminal court communities /

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Author / Creator:Flemming, Roy B.
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
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Other authors / contributors:Nardulli, Peter F.
Eisenstein, James.
ISBN:0812231872
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
Physical Description:xi, 217 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0812231872