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The Supreme Court's Role in Mass Incarceration (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,176
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The Supreme Court's Role in Mass Incarceration (Paperback): William T Pizzi

The Supreme Court's Role in Mass Incarceration (Paperback)

William T Pizzi

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The Supreme Court's Role in Mass Incarceration illuminates the role of the United States Supreme Court's criminal procedure revolution as a contributing factor to the rise in U.S. incarceration rates. Noting that the increase in mass incarceration began climbing just after the Warren Court years and continued to climb for the next four decades-despite the substantial decline in the crime rate-the author posits that part of the explanation is the Court's failure to understand that a trial system with robust rights for defendants is not a strong trial system unless it is also reliable and efficient. There have been many explanations offered for the sudden and steep escalation in the U.S. incarceration rate, such as "it was the war on drugs" to "it was our harsh sentencing statutes." Those explanations have been shown to be inadequate. This book contends that we have overlooked a more powerful force in the rise of our incarceration rate-the long line of Supreme Court decisions, starting in the Warren Court era, that made the criminal justice system so complicated and expensive that it no longer serves to protect defendants. For the vast majority of defendants, their constitutional rights are irrelevant, as they are forced to accept plea bargains or face the prospect of a comparatively harsh sentence, if convicted. The prospect of a trial, once an important restraint on prosecutors in charging, has disappeared and plea-bargaining rules. This book is essential reading for both graduate and undergraduate students in corrections and criminal justice courses as well as judges, attorneys, and others working in the criminal justice system.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2020
First published: 2021
Authors: William T Pizzi
Dimensions: 234 x 187 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 148
ISBN-13: 978-0-367-33139-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Criminal law
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
Books > Law > International law > Settlement of international disputes > International courts & procedures
Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > Prisons
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LSN: 0-367-33139-X
Barcode: 9780367331399

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