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Taming the system [electronic resource] : the control of discretion in criminal justice, 1950-1990 / Samuel Walker.
Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1993Description: 1 online resource (vi, 191 p.).ISBN: 9780199854202 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- Decision making | Judicial discretion -- United States | Police discretion -- United States
Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780195078206DDC classification: 345.7305 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Traces the history of attempts since the 1950s to control the discretionary powers in the US criminal justice system. The author synthesizes the findings of a large body of literature for the benefit of practitioners and interested students of the criminal justice system.
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Traces the history of attempts since the 1950s to control the discretionary powers in the US criminal justice system. The author synthesizes the findings of a large body of literature for the benefit of practitioners and interested students of the criminal justice system.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.