02304cam a22004334a 4500 16659101 BJBSDDR 20240801162324.0 ta 110218s2011 mau b 001 0 eng 2011006905 015825851 Uk 9780674051751 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0674051750 (hbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn703623706 DLC DLC YDXCP UKMGB NDL ERASA MIX DLC eng eng pcc n-us--- HV 7432 S934c 2011 364.40973 Stuntz, William J., 1958-2011 37669 The collapse of American criminal justice / William J. Stuntz. Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, c2011. viii, 413 pages ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. 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. Crime prevention United States. Prevención del delito Estados Unidos 18709 Criminal justice, Administration of United States. Administración de justicia penal Estados Unidos 465 United States Race relations. Estados Unidos Relaciones raciales 702 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK rmza 121790 121790 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2024-07-31 0 HV 7432 S934c 2011 00000182027 2024-07-31 00:00:00 1 2024-07-31 BK