| Description |
xi, 452 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Of crimes in general and of punishments, by Sir James F. Stephen. -- Theories of punishment and the external standard, by O.W. Holmes, Jr. -- Moral aspects of the criminal law, by M.R. Cohen. -- The aims of the criminal law, by H.M. Hart, Jr. -- Emerging notions of modern criminal law in the revolutionary era, by W.E. Nelson. -- On the sociology of deviance, by K. Erikson. -- Criminal justice in the American city, by R. Pound. -- Facts are guesses, by J. Frank. -- Criminal statistics: a reformulation of the problem, by S. Wheeler. -- Police discretion not to invoke the criminal process: low-visibility decisions in the administration of justice, by J. Goldstein. -- The State and the accused: balance of advantage in criminal procedure, by A.S. Goldstein. -- Two models of the criminal process, by H.L. Packer. -- The basic dilemma of criminal procedure, by J. Hall. -- Characteristics of total institutions, by E. Goffman -- Criminal justice, legal values, and the rehabilitative ideal, by F.A. Allen. -- The use and abuse of the criminal law, by H.L.A. Hart. The overreach of the criminal law, by N. Morris and G. Hawkins. -- On preventive detention, by A.M. Dershowitz. -- The general preventive effects of punishment, by J. Andenaes. -- On the function of criminal law in riot control, by J. Goldstein. -- Some observations on the use of criminal sanctions in enforcing economic regulations, by S.H. Kadish. -- M'Naghten: the stereotype challenged, by A.S. Goldstein. -- Abolish the "insanity defense," why not? By J. Goldstein and J. Katz |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
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| Author |
Goldstein, Abraham S.
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Goldstein, Joseph, 1923-2000.
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| LC no. |
77136009 |
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