Politics and Plea Bargaining : Victims' Rights in California Paperback / softback
by Candace McCoy
Part of the Law in Social Context series
Paperback / softback
Description
In 1982, California voters passed Proposition 8, promoted by supporters as the Victims' Bill of Rights, on the initiative ballot.
In Politics and Plea Bargaining, Candace McCoy describes the political genesis of victims' rights legislation and the impact Proposition 8 has had on plea bargaining. Placing Proposition 8 in the context of earlier efforts to reform plea bargaining, McCoy explores the meaning of due process in the criminal courts.
Emphasizing the concept of "publicness," the book suggests changes that would open the justice system to more public observation and explanation.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:248 pages, 15 illus.
- Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
- Publication Date:01/05/1993
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- ISBN:9780812214338
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:248 pages, 15 illus.
- Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
- Publication Date:01/05/1993
- Category:
- ISBN:9780812214338