The Stuntz, William J. 1958-2011 creator text bibliography mau Cambridge, Mass Belknap Press of Harvard University Press c2011 2011 monographic eng

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viii, 413 pages ; 24 cm. 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. 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. William J. Stuntz. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Crime prevention United States Prevención del delito Estados Unidos Criminal justice, Administration of United States Administración de justicia penal Estados Unidos United States Race relations Estados Unidos Relaciones raciales HV 7432 S934c 2011 364.40973 9780674051751 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0674051750 (hbk. : alk. paper) 2011006905 DLC 110218 20240801162324.0 16659101 eng