Judicial Policy Making and the Modern State How the Courts Reformed America's Prisons |
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| Author:
| Feeley, Malcolm M.
Rubin, Edward L. |
| Contribution by:
| Blumstein, Alfred
Farrington, David |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Criminology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-59353-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1998 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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Between 1965 and 1990, federal judges in almost all of the states handed down sweeping rulings that affected virtually every prison and jail in the United States. Without a doubt judges were the most important prison reformers during this period. This account of the process explores the more general issue of the role of courts in the modern bureaucratic state.
Between 1965 and 1990, federal judges in almost all of the states handed down sweeping rulings that affected virtually every prison and jail in the United States. Without a doubt judges were the most important prison reformers during this period. This account of the process explores the more general issue of the role of courts in the modern bureaucratic state.