Coercion to compromise : plea bargaining, the courts and the making of political authority / [electronic resource]
Vogel, Mary E.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2007.
Examining the origins of the controversial practice of plea bargaining, this study shows the procedure to have emerged early in the American Republic. Vogel argues that it arose in the 1830s as part of a process of political stabilisation.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-403) and index.
Examining the origins of the controversial practice of plea bargaining, this study shows the procedure to have emerged early in the American Republic. Vogel argues that it arose in the 1830s as part of a process of political stabilisation.
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Plea bargaining
Plea bargaining
Social classes
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