Stuntz, William J.,  1958-2011 <br/><br/>
The collapse of American criminal justice / 
William J. Stuntz. 
 - Cambridge, Mass. :  Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,  c2011. 
 - viii, 413 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: the rule of too much law -- Crime and punishment -- Two migrations -- "The wolf by the ear" -- The past -- Ideals and institutions -- The Fourteenth Amendment's failed promise -- Criminal justice in the gilded age -- A culture war and its aftermath -- Constitutional law's rise, three roads not taken -- Earl Warren's errors -- The rise and fall of crime, the fall and rise of criminal punishment -- The future -- Fixing a broken system -- Epilogue: taming the wolf -- Note on sources and citation form. 
<br/><br/> Rule of law has vanished in America's criminal justice system. Prosecutors decide whom to punish; most accused never face a jury; policing is inconsistent; plea bargaining is rampant; and draconian sentencing fills prisons with mostly minority defendants. The author looks to history for the roots of these problems - and solutions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674051751 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0674051750 (hbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011006905 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015825851  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Crime prevention--United States.<br/>Prevención del delito--Estados Unidos<br/>Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.<br/>Administración de justicia penal--Estados Unidos
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Race relations.<br/>Estados Unidos--Relaciones raciales
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV 7432  / S934c 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.40973