Bail Reform in America /

This is a study of major national efforts in the past 15 years to reduce the impact of money, and the lack of it, in determining whether a criminal defendant obtains freedom prior to trial. Thomas offeres the results of a national study on bail reform since its beginning with the Manhattan Bail Proj...

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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Thomas, Wayne H. (Author)
Andre forfattere: Feeney, Floyd
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]
Udgivelse:Reprint 2020.
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.8501107
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Summary:This is a study of major national efforts in the past 15 years to reduce the impact of money, and the lack of it, in determining whether a criminal defendant obtains freedom prior to trial. Thomas offeres the results of a national study on bail reform since its beginning with the Manhattan Bail Project of 1961 and a survey of the major operational changes in the bail system since then.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource (288 p.)
ISBN:9780520352230
0520352238
9780520031319